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Meaning
The quote says that power comes with serious responsibility and can weigh heavily on a person. It also warns against becoming trapped by the desire for power or control.
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About Brandon Sanderson
American author of high fantasy, science fiction, and young adult fiction
Brandon Sanderson is an American author of high fantasy, science fiction, and young adult fiction. He is known for the Mistborn series and The Stormlight Archive, both set in his fictional Cosmere universe. He has also written several young adult and juvenile series outside the Cosmere, including The Reckoners, Skyward, and Alcatraz. Sanderson is also known for finishing Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time, and for creating the graphic novels White Sand and Dark One.
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Books by Brandon Sanderson
The Final Empire
2010
The Well of Ascension
2009
Elantris
2015
The Way of Kings
2010
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
2007