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|The foolishness of men who care, Dalinar, and the brilliance of those who do not. The second depend on the first
|Hoid to [[Dalinar]]{{book ref|sa1|54}}
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|Nonsense. Balderdash. Figgldygrak. Isn't it odd that gibberish words are often the sounds of other words, cut up and dismembered, then stitched into something like them
I wonder if you could do that to a man. Pull him apart, emotion by emotion, bit by bit, bloody chunk by bloody chunk. Then combine them back together into something else, like a [[Dysian Aimian]]. If you do put a man together like that, Dalinar, be sure to name him Gibberish, after me. Or perhaps Gibletish.
|Hoid to Dalinar (after namedropping Adonalsium){{book ref|sa1|54}}
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|I've abandoned my real name. But when next we meet, I'll think of a clever one for you to call me. Until then, Wit will suffice
|Hoid to Dalinar{{book ref|sa1|54}}
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|Hoid|I began life as a thought, a concept, words on a page. That was another thing I stole. Myself. Another time, I was named for a rock.
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|Tanavast was a fine enough fellow--bought me drinks once--but he was '''not''' God.
|Hoid to [[Jasnah]] on religion{{book ref|sa2|epilogue}}
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|Hoid|What you saw belongs to you. A story doesn't live until it is imagined in someone's mind.
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|What is it we value? Innovation. Originality. Novelty. But most importantly...timeliness. I fear you may be too late, my confused, unfortunate, friend.
|Hoid to [[Taln]]{{book ref|sa1|epilogue}}
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|Keep cutting away at those thorns, strong one, and make a path for the light.
|Hoid to Shallan{{book ref|sa2|45}}
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|You must not trust yourself with me. If I have to watch this world crumble and burn to get what I need, I will do so. With tears, yes, but I would let it happen.
|Hoid (as Wit) to Dalinar{{book ref|sa2|67}}
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|Hoid|Beware of anyone who claims to be able to see the future.
|Shallan|Except you, of course.
|Hoid|Beware of '''anyone''' who claims to be able to see the future.
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|I cannot judge the worth of a life. I would not dare to attempt it.
|Hoid (as Wit) to Shallan{{book ref|sa3|82}}
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|How remarkable, [if] you spend your life knocking people down, you eventually find they won't stand up for you. There’s poetry in that, don’t you think, you storming personification of a cancerous anal discharge?
|Hoid to [[Ruthar]]{{book ref|sa4|50}}<!--(there are several other notable quotes in this chapter)-->
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|I will not lie by saying every day will be sunshine. But there will be sunshine again, and that is a very different thing to say. That is truth. I promise you Kaladin, '''you will be warm again.'''▼
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|Ah, those words.<br/>
I've heard those words. I've said those words. The words that proclaim, in bald-faced arrogance, "I don't trust you to make your
own decisions." The words we pretend will soften the blow, yet instead layer condescension on top of already existent pain. Like dirt
on a corpse.<br/>
Oh yes. I've said those words. I said them with sixteen other people, in fact.
|Hoid on the phrase "for your own good"{{book ref|tress|56}}
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|I can remember…sitting on a rooftop. Looking up and wondering what the stars were.I assumed I’d never know. The town philosophers had talked themselves hoarse arguing the matter, as was often their way. Talk until you can’t talk anymore, and then hope someone will buy you a drink to keep the words flowing. <br/>
▲|I will not lie by saying every day will be sunshine. But there will be sunshine again, and that is a very different thing to say. That is truth. I promise you Kaladin, ''you will be warm again.''
Yet here I am. Millennia later. Walking between the stars, learning each one.
▲|Hoid to Kaladin during Kaladin's vision from Odium{{book ref|sa4|80}}}}
|Hoid to Nomad{{book ref|sp4|10}}
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