296 Quotes by Brent Weeks

He wasn’t afraid of death, but he was afraid of dying before he accomplished his purposes.

Bewildered as he might be, sometimes a man’s highest calling is simply to stand, and hug.

Everyone thinks they’re special. It’s what makes lying so easy.

But Teia had a superpower that no one had counted on: she was completely paranoid. She had thought she was being followed a hundred times since she’d started working for the Order, so she’d figured out a thing or two. One, she was a paranoid mess. Two, she was pretty good at it.

Her body was more persuasive than a room full of scholars.

How well do you know yourself?” He thought about the years, the goals he’d achieved, and the ultimate goal it was serving. “The Philosopher said that a man alone is either a god or a monster,” Gavin said. “I’m no god.” She stared at him for one moment more, those intense blue eyes unreadable. She smiled. “Well then. Maybe the times call for a monster.” She knelt at his feet, and he blessed her.

We are the stories we tell about ourselves. But when those stories are lies, we are the most surprised of all.

The seeds of love may sprout where they will, but we choose whether to water them and give them light or to pluck them like weeds from the soil.

When life is outrageous, the only appropriate response is an inappropriate one.