+Slowswift Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 This may have already been pointed out, but I didn't see any topic to do with this, so here we go. Some time ago I was perusing WoK for the umpteenth time, and I came across this quote in "Of Alds and Milp," one of the Kaladin flashback chapters: "Some people -- like a festering finger or a leg shattered beyond repair -- just needed to be removed." -- The Way of Kings, p. 586 Sound familiar? In the Words of Radiance chapter "The One Who Killed Promises," the following is found: "Some people -- like a festering finger or a leg shattered beyond repair -- just needed to be removed." -- Word of Radiance, p. 751 Sneaky, sneaky Brandon Sanderson. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 A dramatic echo--common in fiction, but as usual put to particularly good use by our beloved Author. Re-reading Sanderson's works always seems to uncover multiple layers of brilliance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topomouse Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 I don't get what it is that you are pointing it out. Yeah in WoK we see Kaladin's flashback of when Tien died and Kaladin hears that phrase from the officer who used him as bait, and then in WoR he remember those words when thinking about killing the king since they were very relevant to the situation. I don't get what's so special about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Slowswift Posted February 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) @Topomouse: There isn't anything really mega-Cosmere-special about it. Just dramatic echo, as Kobold pointed out. I just thought it was interesting. Edited February 23, 2015 by Slowswift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 I don't get what it is that you are pointing it out. Yeah in WoK we see Kaladin's flashback of when Tien died and Kaladin hears that phrase from the officer who used him as bait, and then in WoR he remember those words when thinking about killing the king since they were very relevant to the situation. I don't get what's so special about it. You didn't look at that part in The Way of Kings, did you? Then you would have seen that it's not at all about the scene with Tien. Its the last sentence of Chapter 41 (as Slowswift said). Your mixing up two -- yet important -- phrases that Kaladin has imprinted in his head. What you mean is: Gotta do what you can to stay alive, a voice from his past seemed to whisper. Turn a liability into an advantage…. The Way of Kings, Chapter 32 It comes up in other chapters, too, also in the chapter with Tien's death. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topomouse Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Ops... You are right, I went by memory and mixed up the two phrases since they both come up in regard to Elkohar's assassination. @Slowswift: NO problem, I just wanted to know if there was something more to what you pointed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoidhunter Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 I like this...we should talk about things like this more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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