Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
"Brightlord Adolin insisted. So long as you were in here, he wouldn't leave. We tried to stop him, but the man’s a prince. We can’t storming make him do anything, not even leave. He locked himself away in the cell and we just had to live with it."
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"Brightlord Adolin insisted. So long as you were in here, he wouldn't leave. We tried to stop him, but the man’s a prince. We can’t storming make him do anything, not even leave. He locked himself away in the cell and we just had to live with it."
"أصرّ اللورد أدولين. ما دمتَ هنا، فلن يبرح مكانه. حاولنا منعه، لكن الرجل أمير. لا يمكننا إجباره على فعل أي شيء، ولا حتى المغادرة. لقد حبس نفسه في الزنزانة، وما كان لنا إلا أن نتعايش مع الأمر."
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
"I like visiting people in prison. I can say whatever I want to them, and they can’t do anything about it."
"أحب زيارة السجناء. أستطيع أن أقول لهم ما يحلو لي، وهم عاجزون عن فعل أي شيء حيال ذلك."
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
"Kaladin frowned. “Wait. Are you wearing cologne? In prison?”“Well, there was no need to be barbaric, just because I was incarcerated.”“Storms, you’re spoiled,” Kaladin said, smiling.“I’m refined, you insolent farmer,” Adolin said. Then he grinned. “Besides, I’ll have you know that I had to use cold water for my baths while here.”“Poor boy."
"عبس كالدين: "انتظر. هل تضع عطرًا؟ في السجن؟"
"حسنًا، لا داعي للهمجية لمجرد أنني سُجنت."
"يا للعواصف، إنك مدلل،" قال كالدين مبتسمًا.
"أنا مهذب، أيها الفلاح الوقح،" قال أدولين، ثم ابتسم ابتسامة عريضة. "علاوة على ذلك، يجب أن تعلم أنني اضطررت لاستخدام الماء البارد لحماماتي هنا."
"مسكين."
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
"I’ll admit, Jasnah, that I empathize with your skepticism, but I don’t agree with it. I just think you've been looking for God in the wrong plac"
"أعترف لكِ، جاسنا، أنني أجدني أتعاطف مع ريبتكِ، غير أنني لا أوافق عليها. ما أراه فحسب هو أنكِ كنتِ تطلبين الإله في غير محله."
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
"Two blind men waited at the end of an era, contemplating beauty."
"تأمّل الكفيفان الجمال، وهما على أعتاب نهاية عصر."
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
"This is a lot more satisfying," he said, "when I have intelligent life whom I can render awed, rapt with attention for my clever verbosity."The ugly lizard-crab-thing on the next rock over clicked its claw, an almost hesitant sound."Your right, of course," Wit said. "My usual audience isn't particularly intelligent. That was also the obvious joke, however, so shame on you."
"هذا أكثر إرضاءً بكثير،" قال، "حين يكون لديّ كائنات ذكية يمكنني أن أُبهرها، وأجعلها مشدودة الانتباه لثرثرتي الباذخة."
نقرت تلك الكائنة البشعة، مزيج السحلية والسرطان، على الصخرة المجاورة بمخلبها، صوتٌ يكاد يكون متردداً.
"أنتِ محقة، بالطبع،" قال ويت. "جمهوري المعتاد ليس ذكياً بشكل خاص. لكن تلك كانت أيضاً المزحة الواضحة، لذا عارٌ عليكِ."
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
"He saw it in her eyes. The anguish, the frustration. The terrible nothing that clawed inside and sought to smother her. She knew. It was there, inside. She had been br"
"تراءى له في عينيها: لوعةٌ، وإحباطٌ، وذاك العدم الرهيب الذي ينهش دواخلها ويسعى لخنقها. هي أدركت. كان هناك، في الأعماق. لقد كانت قد بدأت."
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
"If the afterlife really is a big war,” Kaladin said, “then I hope I end up in Damnation. At least there I might be able to get a wink or two of sleep."
"إن كانت الحياة الأخرى ليست سوى حربٍ ضروس،" قال كالدين، "فليتني أجد نفسي في الهاوية. لعلّي هناك أظفر بقسطٍ من النوم، ولو لبرهة."
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
"Fleet kept running,” Kaladin growled, getting back under Elhokar’s arm.“What?”“He couldn't win, but he kept running. And when the storm caught him, it didn't matter that he’d died, because he’d run for all he had.”“Sure. All right.” The king sounded groggy, though Kaladin couldn't tell if it was the alcohol or the blood loss.“We all die in the end, you see,” Kaladin said. “So I guess what truly matters is just how well you've run. And Elhokar, you've kept running since your father was killed, even if you screw up all the storming time.”“Thank you?” the king said, drowsy."
"تَوَالَى فليت بالركض،" تمتم كالادين، وهو يعود تحت ذراع إلهوكار.
"ماذا؟"
"لم يكن بوسعه الفوز، لكنه استمر بالركض. وحين أدركته العاصفة، لم يهمّ أنه مات، لأنه ركض بكل ما أوتي."
"بالتأكيد. حسناً." بدا صوت الملك متثاقلاً، رغم أن كالادين لم يستطع تمييز إن كان ذلك بسبب الكحول أم فقدان الدم.
"كلنا نموت في النهاية، كما ترى،" قال كالادين. "لذا أظن أن ما يهم حقاً هو مدى جودة ركضك. وأنت يا إلهوكار، لقد واصلت الركض منذ مقتل والدك، حتى لو كنت تخطئ طوال الوقت اللعين."
"شكراً لك؟" قال الملك، وهو شبه نائم."
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
"Nearly everything that happened had happened before. The grand lesson of history."
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
"Are you that afraid of being wrong? One would assume you’d be accustomed to it by now.”He grunted. “Be careful, girl. You wouldn’t want to accidentally insult a man.”“The last thing I’d want to do is accidentally insult you, Vathah,” Shallan said. “To think that Icouldn’t manage it on purpose if I wanted!"
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
"Onward, then! To glory and some such nonsense."
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
"What do you know?”“Almost everything. That almost part can be a real kick in the teeth sometimes.”“What do you want, then?”“What I can’t have.” Wit turned to him, eyes solemn. “Same as everyone else, Kaladin Stormblessed."
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
"I ain't grouchy,” Teft snapped. “I just have a low threshold for stupidity."
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
"This is insanity!"No, this is scholarship!"
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
"Chana knows, I wondered sometimes how I raised that child without strangling her. By age six, [Jasnah] was pointing out my logical fallacies as I tried to get her to go to bed on time."
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
"Expectation wasn't just about what people expected of you. It was about what you expected of yourself."
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
"I have to say, old friend, you were supposed to help train her, not drop her off a cliff."
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
"What you did tonight was clever,” Wit said. “You turned an attack into a promise. The wisest of men know that to render an insult powerless, you often need only to embrace it."
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
"I’m sorry that your mystical, godlike powers do not instantly work as you would like them to."
Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance
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