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Authority doesn't come from a rank., Kaladin said, fingering the spheres in his pocket. Where does it come from? From the men who give it to you. That's the only way to get it.
Brandon Sanderson
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Brandon Sanderson
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: December 19
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