Leigh Bardugo
- Ninth House
That was what magic did. It revealed the heart of who you'd been before life took away your belief in the possible. It gave back the world all lonely children longed for.
Brandon Sanderson
- Mistborn
I never wanted to be feared. If I regret one thing, it is the fear I have caused. Fear is the tool of tyrants. Unfortunately, when the fate of the world is in question, you use whatever tools are available.
Brandon Sanderson
- Mistborn
I know what wages, malcontent, and rebellion bring. The eye of the Lord Ruler and the ire of the Steel Ministry can be far more terrible than a few whippings. Men like you preach change, but I wonder. Is this a battle we can really fight?
Erin Morgenstern
- The Starless Sea
And so Time goes on as it should and events that were once fated to happen are left instead to chance, and Chance never falls in love with anything for long.
