33 Quotes About Shallan-davar

This is insanity!""No, this is scholarship!

Oh!” Pattern said suddenly, bursting up from the bowl to hover in the air. “You were talking about mating! I’m to make sure you don’t accidentally mate, as mating is forbidden by human society until you have first performed appropriate rituals! Yes, yes. Mmmm. Dictates of custom require following certain patterns before you copulate. I’ve been studying this!

Can something be "almost" an accident?' Pattern asked, genuinely curious.

I’m sorry that your mystical, godlike powers do not instantly work as you would like them to.

Expectation wasn't just about what people expected of you. It was about what you expected of yourself.

It’s not a lie,” Shallan said, “if everyone understands and knows what it means.”“Mm. Those are some of the best lies.

Please,” she whispered, sounding more frantic. “Don’t leave me down in these chasms alone.”He smiled wryly. “Is it really this hard for you to let me win one single argument?”“Yes!

Shallan, weren't you supposed to be reading?”“I . . . had trouble concentrating.”“So you came up on deck,” Jasnah said, “to sketch pictures of young men working without their shirts on. You expected this to help your concentration?

I seek the truth,” Shallan said. “Wherever it may be, whoever may hold it. That’s who I am.