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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.
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.
Approximate author period: c. 1975 AD · modern
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- Brandon Sanderson
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- Approximate author period: c. 1975 AD · modern
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