" ' I saw him, and I knew he would die. And I had the power to save him.'
Sazed looked up.
'But I didn't,' Vin said. 'I let him bleed, and released the power instead. I consigned him to death.'
'How?' Sazed asked. 'How could you do such a thing?'
'Because I looked into his eyes.' Vin said. 'and knew it was what he wanted me to do. You gave me that. Sazed. You taught me to love him enough to die.'
- Hero of the Ages by: Brandon Sanderson