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41 " Just because you've had misfortune in your past doesn't mean you have to give up on your future. "
― Brandon Sanderson , Elantris (Elantris, #1)
42 " The look of disbelief that ran across the boy's face was somehow more disturbing than the despair it had replaced. This creature had given up hope long ago; he probably begged out of habit rather than expectation. "
43 " Those people gave in to their pain because they couldn’t find purpose—their torture was meaningless, and when you can’t find reason in life, you tend to give up on it. "
44 " The man had come looking for a magical solution to his woes, but he had found an answer much more simple. Pain lost its power when other things became more important. Kahar didn't need a potion or an Aon to save him—he just needed something to do. "
45 " I'm Teoish," Sarene said, successfully spearing something that looked like a marinated piece of shrimp. "We're all this tall.""Father's Teoish too, Kaise," Daorn said. "And you know how tall he is.""But father's fat," Kaise pointed out. "Why aren't you fat too, Sarene? "
46 " That’s exactly the problem. Everyone’s convinced that their lives are over just because their hearts stopped beating.” “That’s usually a pretty good indication, sule,” Galladon said dryly. "
47 " You talk about hunger and pain as if they are forces which can't be resisted. Anything is acceptable, as long as the hunger made you do it-remove our comforts, and we become animals. "
48 " Yelling a battle cry—more to motivate himself than frighten his foes—Lukel grabbed the table leg and swung it at a soldier. The wood bounced off the man's helmet, but the blow was powerful enough to daze him, so Lukel followed it with a solid blow to the face. The soldier dropped and Lukel grabbed his weapon.Now he had a sword. He only wished he knew how to use it. "
49 " Pain lost its power when other things became more important "
50 " I'm from southern Arelon, Princess," Ahan said, reaching for some more clams. "To us, round is beautiful. Not everyone wants their women to look like starving schoolboys. "
51 " It is you!" the man exclaimed. "We thought you weren't coming for another week!""Ashe," Sarene mumbled, "who is this lunatic and what does he want with me? "
52 " All things must progress, and progression is not always a steady incline. "
53 " Besides, it was beneficial to have a reputation for honesty, if only so that one could lie at crucial moments. "
54 " You’re an excellent judge of character, Sarene—except your own. Often our own opinions of ourselves are the most unrealistic. "
55 " Finally he spoke. "You love them that much, 'Ene?""They have become my people, Father.""It has been less than two months.""Love is independent of time, Father.(...) "
56 " Besides—only people from Arelon are taken by the Shaod. It an take Teoish people, but only if they're living in Arelon at the time. Oh, and it takes the occasional Dula as well.""I hadn't noticed. "
57 " Have you ever tried to bribe a Korathi priest, Lukel?" Shuden asked pointedly.Lukel looked around uncomfortably. "I'd rather not answer that question, thank you. "
58 " Truth can never be defeated, Sarene. Even if people do forget about it occasionally. "
59 " having knowledge was entirely different from explaining that knowledge to others. "
60 " That is always how it is, though, isn't it?” Shuden asked. “Those who can least afford extravagance seem to be the ones most determined to spend what they have left. "