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158 pages, ebook
First published November 5, 2020
“That was the thing about omens—they were made up. Imagined signals of something nebulous. So why not make them up to be something positive?”
“Everyone else pranced around without ever having to worry they were a burden to others. Never remaining in the same place—when they longed to move around—because they didn’t want it to be a bother. They didn’t know what they had. But Rysn knew exactly what she’d lost.”
“But it’s nice to make people laugh at you for something you do, and not something you can’t control. You know?”
“You could always defeat gloomy Passions with optimism and determination. Even the worst highstorm dropped fresh water.”
“Sometimes you need to accept what you’ve lost, then move forward. Then you can instead realize what you’ve gained.”
fate was on your side, even when an omen tried to darken the way. You could always defeat gloomy Passions with optimism and determination.
“Cousin,” Lopen said, “do you know why it is that people stick you to the wall so often?”
“To judge the relative strength of Radiants by oath level, measuring the duration of Lashings against the Stormlight expended.”
“It’s because you’re no fun.” “Nah, I decided to let it be fun. You get an entirely new perspective on life when hanging from the wall.”
“Sometimes you need to accept what you’ve lost, then move forward. Then you can instead realize what you’ve gained.”
“What kind of person sought work on a sailing vessel? The type who longed for freedom – who wasn’t content to sit where they were told, but instead wanted to see something new. A person who wanted to chase the horizon.”
“You didn’t realize that something fearsome, something different, could be so intoxicating.”
“Storms, she thought. What have I done? What you needed to, another part of her thought. You have adapted. You have Remade yourself.”
“That was the thing about omens – they were made up. Imagined signals of something nebulous. So why not make them up to be something positive?”
“That was the true purpose of a merchant. To find complementary needs, then bridge the distance between them so everyone benefited.”
“The sea was a strange mistress indeed. Open. Welcoming. Inviting. Sometimes a little too much so.”
“Don’t let people tell you that style is limited, pretending it will run out like Stormlight. Style is the best resource in the world, because we can make as much of it as we want – and there’s plenty, sure, for everybody.”