“Ten spears go to battle," he whispered, "and nine shatter. Did the war forge the one that remained? No, Amaram. All the war did was identify the spear that would not break.” 

factumnihil:

"the trauma made you kind" fuck that. no. i am kind because i cannot allow anyone to go through what i did. i am soft because i chose to be.

Trauma made me scared, angry, and vulnerable.

I made myself kind.

- Brandon Sanderson’s Oathbringer