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Not all of my missions involve terrorists or the fate of the world. Some are far more simple and mundane. Like locating a teleporting cat. By Brandon Sanderson
She can shoot like a dream and she carries tiny grenades in her top, a bit of my addled mind thought. I think I might be in love. By Brandon Sanderson
I'm sorry that your mystical, godlike powers do not instantly work as you would like them to. By Brandon Sanderson
with a scruffy man who looked like a beggar, dressed all in black. By Brandon Sanderson
Nothing will train you to write better as a writer, than working on your next book. By Brandon Sanderson
Elend started. "Vin!" Then, he smiled. "What took you so long?""I got delayed by an Inquistor and a dark god," she said. "Now hustle. By Brandon Sanderson
No, not me.I'm not a good person or a bad person.I'm just here to kill things. By Brandon Sanderson
Too many of us take great pains with what we ingest through our mouths, and far less with what we partake of through our ears and eyes. By Brandon Sanderson
You see, that is the sad, sorry, terrible thing about sarcasm.It's really funny. By Brandon Sanderson
I am a Smedry, and we do ridiculous, unexpected, eccentric things like this all the time! Ha-ha! By Brandon Sanderson
come to be entertained, but who expect nothing special. By Brandon Sanderson
My life wasn't just about one city, or one Epic, anymore. It was about a war. It was about finding a way to stop the Epics.Permanently. By Brandon Sanderson
A person needed to experience real danger or they would never find joy in excelling. There had to be a risk of failure, the chance to die. By Brandon Sanderson
A party. What was I going to do at a party? I had a feeling I'd have been much better off in the water with the sharks. By Brandon Sanderson
You can't immerse yourself in something," Prof said softly, "without coming to respect it. By Brandon Sanderson
I ain't grouchy," Teft snapped. "I just have a low threshold for stupidity. By Brandon Sanderson
I point out truths when I see them, Brightlord Sadeas. Each man has his place. Mine is to make insults. Yours is to be in-sluts. By Brandon Sanderson
Two blind men waited at the end of an era, contemplating beauty. By Brandon Sanderson
It's easy to believe in something when you win all the time ... The losses are what define a man's faith. By Brandon Sanderson
He was protecting. He was saving. Yet he was killing. How could something so terrible be so beautiful at the same time? By Brandon Sanderson
She fell because she was looking through the library's nonfriction section.) We By Brandon Sanderson
The Gottschalk was a fine weapon."You," I said to it, "are on probation. You'd better impress me."Great. Now I was talking to guns. By Brandon Sanderson
There are . . . times when one must accept the aid of darkness in order to contain a greater darkness. By Brandon Sanderson
Back in my State, I'm very close to being able to control the weather. I'll be all-powerful, once I've figured that out. By Brandon Sanderson
That's the point, isn't it? We have to live on, no matter how hard it gets. We'll win in the end. By Brandon Sanderson
He seemed so cold. Like a shadow caused by heat and light falling on someone honorable and true, casting this black imitation behind. By Brandon Sanderson
Do not let your assumptions about a culture block your ability to perceive the individual, or you will fail. By Brandon Sanderson
It is not at all polite to point out a crusty old pessimist's dark inner secret. By Brandon Sanderson
Llarimar had told him to do his best. That sounded like an awful lot of work. Unfortunately, doing nothing was beginning to seem like even MORE work. By Brandon Sanderson
I still doubt it will work.""You'd doubt the sun's rising if you weren't proven wrong each day," Raoden said with a smile. By Brandon Sanderson
I was thinking that work is like fertilizer in that I'm glad it exists; I just don't ever want to get stuck in it. By Brandon Sanderson
You could not kill the wind. You could not stop it. It was beyond the touch of men. It was infinite ... By Brandon Sanderson
Oh," Obliteration continued, "I think that you'll find a man can do many things thought impossible, if he tries hard enough. By Brandon Sanderson
Everyone knows that ice cream is worth the trouble of being cold. Like all things virtuous, you have to suffer to gain the reward. By Brandon Sanderson
If you don't believe what I'm telling you, then ask yourself this: would any decent, kind-hearted individual become a writer? Of course not. By Brandon Sanderson
I began life as a thought, a concept, words on a page. That was another thing I stole. Myself. Another time, I was named for a rock. By Brandon Sanderson
It seems odd that a place so remarkably agrarian could have produced the prophecies and theologies upon which the entire world now relies. By Brandon Sanderson
A scholar knows not to waste time rediscovering information already known. By Brandon Sanderson
A book lives a new life every time it is read. By Brandon Sanderson
Larsta love oath is binding. They knew no form of divorce in their culture. By Brandon Sanderson
Stop moping, sule," galladon said with a grunt."It doesn't suit you-it takes a fine sense of pessimism to brood with any sort of respectability. By Brandon Sanderson
know you think I'm stupid; I guess you're probably right. But if you really cared, I figured that you wouldn't make me feel stupid, too. Jewels By Brandon Sanderson
Death comes to all. But life comes first. Cherish it. Death is the destination. But the journey, that is life. That is what matters. By Brandon Sanderson
I can't ever come up with any logical reason why she would want to be with me. I just ... have to trust her judgment. By Brandon Sanderson
As for being young," I said, kneeling down, "yeah, I'm aware. Doesn't mean I haven't figured out a few things. By Brandon Sanderson
The entire point of life is to find ways to get others to do your work for you. Don't you know anything about basic economics? By Brandon Sanderson
Overcome your guilt, Kaladin. Care, but not too much. Take responsibility, but don't blame yourself.' Protect, save, help - but know when to give up. By Brandon Sanderson
Heavens, no," Wax said. "If I approved of half the thngs Wayne does, Harmony would probably strike me on the spot. By Brandon Sanderson
Joel, lad, school is about learning to learn. If you don't practice studying things you don't like, then you'll have a very hard time in life. By Brandon Sanderson
There aren't any answers to be found. There are no good choices. Submissiveness to a tyrant or chaos and suffering. By Brandon Sanderson
It's not a lie," Shallan said, "if everyone understands and knows what it means.""Mm. Those are some of the best lies. By Brandon Sanderson
Mocking a woman is like drinking too much wine. It may be fun for a short time, but the hangover is hell. By Brandon Sanderson
We remember the good times and the bad ones, forgetting that most times are neither good nor bad. They just are. By Brandon Sanderson
To Parlin's mind, nothing showed affection like a hunk of something dead and bleeding on the table. By Brandon Sanderson
If we do nothing with the knowledge we gain, then we have wasted our study. By Brandon Sanderson
I'm so storming pure I practically belch rainbows. By Brandon Sanderson
Don't try to stop yourself from feeling. You'll hate who you become. By Brandon Sanderson
Invite Douglas Venture," he said. "He's kind of a friend, but he can't hold his liquor. You can count on him making a disturbance at the after-party. By Brandon Sanderson
The continued reading led to her second conclusion: The Lord Ruler was far more whiny than any god had a right to be. When By Brandon Sanderson
If you remove the foundation of trust from a relationship, then what is the point of that relationship? By Brandon Sanderson
This lot won't suffer you forever.I wouldn't see you dead by their knives; I see a fine man within you Wit.""Yes, He tasted quite delicious. By Brandon Sanderson
Life was a tempest, whether you were a milkmaid or a queen. The queens were simply better at projecting control in the middle of that storm. By Brandon Sanderson
To a drone I'd have a tiny heat signature, like a squirrel or something. A secretly very, very deadly squirrel. By Brandon Sanderson
You didn't promise to kill me," Wayne said, pulling on his socks. "You promised to have killed me. That there be the present perfect tense. By Brandon Sanderson
Growing up in America, I'd come to assume that everything I had - and did - was the newest, best, and most advanced in the world. It By Brandon Sanderson
Perhaps he had been looking for that branching point in his life where he had stepped down the wrong path. He By Brandon Sanderson
Never let your life depend on the competence of someone whose life isn't also on the line. By Brandon Sanderson
I need something, Wax. A place to look. You always did the thinking.""Yes, having a brain helps with that, surprisingly. By Brandon Sanderson
If Wayne isn't in here somewhere already," Wax said, "I'll eat your handbag and try to burn it for Allomantic power. By Brandon Sanderson
Has one spike. She's not thinking straight." "Yes," Wax said, "but she pulled the By Brandon Sanderson
Looks like we're going to need a new prime suspect, Wax," Wayne said. "This one downright refuses to not be dead already. By Brandon Sanderson
Oh, Wax has always been solemn, but when he's at his best, there's a smirk underneath. By Brandon Sanderson
Of course, Wax thought, starting to climb, what am I but a pile of blood and meat that gets up and walks around? By Brandon Sanderson
Ham shook his head, sitting down, pouring himself something to drink. "I don't get it, El. Why'd she attack him?" "She's loony," Spook said. By Brandon Sanderson
Tough, and square-jawed, J.C. is a cold-blooded killer. Or so he claims. I think it means he likes to murder amphibians. By Brandon Sanderson
What have I become?" "A whiner," Lift said, puffing. "Nonsense." "So you were always one of those, then? By Brandon Sanderson
Why, Elend! That's almost romantic - in a twisted 'I'm going to make my wife want to kill me' sort of way. By Brandon Sanderson
And don't forget that coins are everywhere, and until you pick them up you can only see one side By Brandon Sanderson
The right belief is like a good cloak, I think. If it fits you well, it keeps you warm and safe. The wrong fit however, can suffocate. By Brandon Sanderson
You realize he's claiming to have been in the Olympics, she sent. But a leprechaun stole his medal. By Brandon Sanderson
it seems to me that aging, wisdom, and wondering are synonymous. The older we grow, the more likely we are to reject the simple answers. By Brandon Sanderson
A woman's strength should not be in her role, whatever she chooses to be, but in the power to choose that role. By Brandon Sanderson
Jasnah was never wrong.""This would be a storming bad time for her to break her record, By Brandon Sanderson
Jasnah had once defined a fool as a person who ignored information because it disagreed with desired results. By Brandon Sanderson
Shallan's mental image of Jasnah Kholin was of someone almost divine. It was, upon reflection, an odd way to regard a determined atheist. By Brandon Sanderson
I never claimed he was not," Jasnah said. "I merely claimed that I do not accept him as God, nor do I feel any inclination to worship him. By Brandon Sanderson
Control is the basis of all true power. Authority and strength are matters of perception By Brandon Sanderson
The other one knelt and rammed a long, thin knife right into Jasnah's chest. Shallan heard it hit the wood of the floor beneath the body. By Brandon Sanderson
But it was important to be rational at all times, not just when calm. By Brandon Sanderson
My little Jasnah, insufferable and wonderful. By Brandon Sanderson
Jasnah had spoken of her feelings for precisely that reason. By Brandon Sanderson
Can a woman not walk with her possessions down the street of a city? By Brandon Sanderson
Atheism is not a disease, Your Majesty," Jasnah said dryly. "It's not as if I've caught a foot rash. By Brandon Sanderson
Jasnah sniffed. Your tutors were idiots. Youthful immaturity is one of the cosmere's great catalysts for change, Shallan. By Brandon Sanderson
The truth is, most people who do what you'd call 'wrong' do it for what they call 'right' reasons. By Brandon Sanderson
I have to say, old friend, you were supposed to help train her, not drop her off a cliff. By Brandon Sanderson
Like slipping on a banana peel around a corner at eighty miles an hour. Piece of cake. By Brandon Sanderson
A woman could be strong without having the emotions of a brick. By Brandon Sanderson
Ruthlessness is the most practical of emotions, Reen's voice whispered. She ignored it. By Brandon Sanderson
Small things were important. Secods were small things, and if you heaped enough of those on top of one another, they became a man's life. By Brandon Sanderson
Brightness Markal! What a disaster that hairstyle is; how brave of you to show it to the world By Brandon Sanderson
Well, I guess this works too, Nightblood noted, voice feeling distant now. By Brandon Sanderson
I am mountains that crush. I am waves that crash. I am storms that shatter. I am the end. By Brandon Sanderson
So long as we do not depend on the facts entirely, incomplete knowledge is better than complete ignorance.Egwene al'Vere By Brandon Sanderson
Once one becomes a man, he can and must make his own decisions. But I do offer warning. Even a good thing can become destructive if taken to excess. By Brandon Sanderson
Most Allomancers didn't use whiskey in their metal vials. Most Allomancers were missing out on a perfect opportunity. By Brandon Sanderson
The beads rolled around her hand, forcing between her fingers. She sank, more slowly now, as through a viscous liquid. By Brandon Sanderson
Shallan sat down on the plush, white bed, and sank almost down to her neck. What had they made the thing out of? Air and wishes? It felt luxurious. By Brandon Sanderson
We're all freaks sometimes, Melody," he replied. "You're just ... well, better at it than most. By Brandon Sanderson
Pain los[es] its power when other things bec[o]me more important. By Brandon Sanderson
Nearly everything that happened had happened before. The grand lesson of history. By Brandon Sanderson
Being polite to a person is not a sign of respect for them. It is merely a sign of a good upbringing and a balanced nature. By Brandon Sanderson
She was as crazy as the others. Her insanity just happened to align with reality. By Brandon Sanderson
Plan?" Marasi asked."Not dyin'.""Anything more detailed than that?""Not dyin' ... today? By Brandon Sanderson
I hadn't been a nerd, mind you. I'd just been the type of guy who spent a lot of time by himself, focused entirely on a single consuming interest. By Brandon Sanderson
Yes, Bastille. I keep trying to get killed because it's inconvenient for you. By Brandon Sanderson
Pre-Calamity people had been weird. Awesome tooevidence: castlebut still pretty weird. By Brandon Sanderson
At the heart of science is accepting only that truth which can be proven. At the heart of faith is define Truth, at its core, as being unprovable. By Brandon Sanderson
It seems to me that now - suffering in the darkness that might just be the end of everything - is when we need knowledge the most. By Brandon Sanderson
Nonsense. The sword is worth far more than that. I'll throw in a pair of penis. By Brandon Sanderson
What do you steal?" "Pride," the man said, leaning forward. "And occasionally boredom, By Brandon Sanderson
Holding your brain hostage against your own stupidity - that was how to get stuff done. By Brandon Sanderson
It was rather difficult to throw a game when you had no idea what you were doing to win it in the first place. By Brandon Sanderson
I tried to bring them back, but apparently fixing the bodies doesn't return the souls. By Brandon Sanderson
Some of us fought back with guns and assassinations. Others fought back with a little hot dog stand on the corner. By Brandon Sanderson
It is very important to be reading as well as writing. A doctor is not going to ignore new surgery practices. By Brandon Sanderson
But wine was the great assassin of both tradition and propriety, and now the Alethi elite danced with abandon. By Brandon Sanderson
She would always love him. But she would not cease to function because he was gone By Brandon Sanderson
Almighty help any man who tries to keep track of your tangled courtships, son. By Brandon Sanderson
I'm good at doing things I'm not supposed to, she said, then kicked the door open. By Brandon Sanderson
I hate you," I muttered. "Ach, now, don't be like that. Ghosts are drawn to negative emotions, you see. By Brandon Sanderson
You understand what they cannot. And so you have truth. By Brandon Sanderson
Death upon the lips. Sound upon the air. Char upon the skin. By Brandon Sanderson
It is a writer's greatest pleasure to hear that someone was kept up until the unholy hours of the morning reading one of their books By Brandon Sanderson
You must find the most important words a man can say. By Brandon Sanderson
I hadn't been fighting because of my father's death. I fought because of his dreams. By Brandon Sanderson
But learn to take a little pride in yourself, kid! If there's anything I can teach you, it's how to be self-confident. By Brandon Sanderson
CONTENTS Endpaper Title Page Copyright Notice Dedication Acknowledgments Prologue: To Question Part One: Alight 1. Santhid 2. Bridge Four By Brandon Sanderson
The man who wants you to trust him is the one you must fear the most. By Brandon Sanderson
If you were the wall, what would you rather be? Dreary and dull, or alive with paint?""Walls can't think!""That doesn't stop them from caring. By Brandon Sanderson
She didn't know if she was speaking to Grandmother or the God Beyond. So often, they were the same in her mind. Had she ever realized that before? By Brandon Sanderson
Your emotions are your own business. By Brandon Sanderson
There was nothing more bitter than a soul who had had its chance and thrown it away. By Brandon Sanderson
Part of being a vigilante rebel is letting your enemies know what you are about. By Brandon Sanderson
I seek the truth," Shallan said. "Wherever it may be, whoever may hold it. That's who I am. By Brandon Sanderson
Don't complain. Change. By Brandon Sanderson
Do not look to the executioner for the reason his blade falls. And By Brandon Sanderson
You're late, Kell", Dockson said, still not looking up from his ledgers."I strive for nothing if not consistency" - Kelsier By Brandon Sanderson
Can you feel it? Something just changed. I believe that's the sound the world makes when it pisses itself. By Brandon Sanderson
He smiled. The ability to drink and not grow drunk - an advantage of pewter that nobody had told him about. There had to be a way to use such a skill. By Brandon Sanderson
Grains of sand will only flow with the winds, Kenton, never against them. By Brandon Sanderson
Everywhere I step, I find only corners," Father whispered. "Slowly, they trap me. By Brandon Sanderson
You can't always write what you know - not exactly what you know. You can, however, write what you see. By Brandon Sanderson
I ain't drunk," Wayne said, sniffling. "I'm investigatin' alternative states of sobriety. By Brandon Sanderson
The God King's wrath, she thought drowsily, is decidedly less wrathful than reported. By Brandon Sanderson
Living's difficult work for all of us, these days. By Brandon Sanderson
Cleverness never seems quite so impressive when regarded outside the moment, By Brandon Sanderson
In fact, the entire nature of this State seemed to highlight that political power was just an illusion provided to engage and excite us By Brandon Sanderson
Seemed that he didn't trust her. Did he know about her meeting with Liss? By Brandon Sanderson
Honestly, for an evil god of darkness, he certainly can be dull. By Brandon Sanderson
Funny, how quickly someone can stop calling you a miscreant and a rogue when they want your help, By Brandon Sanderson
He doesn't know as much as he thinks," Preservation whispered. "That is his weakness. The . . . weakness . . . of all clever men By Brandon Sanderson
Somehow the old philosophers could make even the most salacious topics seem boring. By Brandon Sanderson
You're an excellent judge of character, Sarene - except your own. Often our own opinions of ourselves are the most unrealistic. By Brandon Sanderson
He gritted his teeth, frustrated with himself, but there was nothing he could do about years past. Perhaps he could change the future. By Brandon Sanderson
I think I would feel more comfortable in this city," she said, "if I didn't know that our Mistborn had the volatile emotions of a teenage girl. By Brandon Sanderson
Discomforting, like finding a three-week-old sandwich behind your bed, when you swore you'd finished the darn thing. By Brandon Sanderson
You're a sword not a palm tree By Brandon Sanderson
Easy to dimiss, perhaps, but difficult to hate. By Brandon Sanderson
It was like... like singing. From my hand. By Brandon Sanderson
you expect to be able to understand the exact workings of the Almighty? By Brandon Sanderson
There is a saying in the Steel Ministry," Yomen finally said. " 'Sit down to dine with evil, and you will ingest it with your meal. By Brandon Sanderson
Keep forgetting that y'all are freakishly informed about this stuff. By Brandon Sanderson
You can't just avoid the game by saying you don't want to play. By Brandon Sanderson
Joy was more than just an absence of discomfort. By Brandon Sanderson
Well, after the nature of any great hero from the stories, he was going to do his best to avoid this particular trial. By Brandon Sanderson
Elend: I kind of lost track of time ... Breeze: For two hours?Elend: There were books involved. By Brandon Sanderson
When she drew, she didn't feel as if she worked with only charcoal and paper. In drawing a portrait, her medium was the soul itself. By Brandon Sanderson
He was a creature who knew three hundred religions, yet had faith in none of them. So, By Brandon Sanderson
He could accept people with failings - even forgive them - but if he glossed over the problems, then they would never change. By Brandon Sanderson
It looked like a bird - in the same way that a wolf looked like a lapdog. By Brandon Sanderson
Youthful immaturity is one of the cosmere's great catalysts for change. By Brandon Sanderson
Hmmm. Someone has a high opinion of himself. Comes with being royalty, I suppose. Like funny hats and a fondness for beheadings. By Brandon Sanderson
Raoden looked up at his friend. We're not dead, Galladon, and we're not damned. We're just unfinished. By Brandon Sanderson
Names didn't mean a whole lot in the Forests. Or maybe they meant everything. The right ones, that was. By Brandon Sanderson
Oh, storms yes! Everybody, give the Lopen your spheres! I have glowing that needs to be done. By Brandon Sanderson
Then he lifted them out of the wreckage on a line of blue light. By Brandon Sanderson
A story doesn't exist until its imagined in someones mind. By Brandon Sanderson
Ideas are never original," Kelsier said. "Only one thing is.""And what is that?"Style," Kelsier said.Then he punched Ruin across the face. By Brandon Sanderson
Need. That word had strange effects on men. Some ran when you used it. Others grew nervous. By Brandon Sanderson
Clothing doesn't really change a man. But it changes how others react to him. By Brandon Sanderson
Never go on a date unarmed. Words of wisdom from my father. Well, my foster father. I was an orphan, of course. The best kings always are. By Brandon Sanderson
Being given it so easily seemed to devalue the years she had spent relishing her brief moments of solitude. By Brandon Sanderson
In a way, she'd rather trust him and be wrong than deal with the worry of mistrust. By Brandon Sanderson
His hand trembled as he tried to summon the strength to make himself reach up and pull the spike free from his By Brandon Sanderson
My job is not to save 'The Wheel of Time', to fix 'The Wheel of Time', or anything like that. My job is not to screw it up. By Brandon Sanderson
There are some things you can't hide from, Vin. I know - I've tried. She By Brandon Sanderson
Because they don't want to make choices anymore, he thought. Choices can be hard. By Brandon Sanderson
She took a deep breath and let herself become someone else. An imitation of herself who was calm, even in a situation like this. By Brandon Sanderson
Well, then," he said. "Let's do it.""What?" Vin asked."Save the world." Elend said. "Stop the ash. By Brandon Sanderson
You hate change. I hate it too. But things can't stay the same- and that's well, for when nothing changes in your life, it's as good as being dead By Brandon Sanderson
Oh, thank you, I thought, feeling an overwhelming sense of relief. Dancing was stressful - but murderous demigods, those I could deal with. By Brandon Sanderson
Each time I came crashing down into the ocean porpoiselike, water hit my face like the slap of a jilted lover. By Brandon Sanderson
You trusted me enough to jump off the wall, and I caught you. By Brandon Sanderson
To live was to be a fragment of the cosmere that was experiencing itself. By Brandon Sanderson
Those who truly seek wisdom are those who will acknowledge the virtue in their adversaries and who will learn from those who disabuse them of error. By Brandon Sanderson
The rest of the time, I don't do so much thinkin'. 'Cuz if I did, I'd go running back to where things is simple. You see? By Brandon Sanderson
A man's emotions are what define him, and control is the hallmark of true strength. By Brandon Sanderson
He was right. I was letting myself get distracted, like a rabbit doing math problems instead of looking for foxes. By Brandon Sanderson
My name is David Charleston.I kill people with super powers. By Brandon Sanderson
Have you finally grown so jealous of my impeccable fashion sense that you've decided to have me disposed of? By Brandon Sanderson
She paused briefly, then took a sip. "Mistress Vin is being modest, Master Hammond," Sazed By Brandon Sanderson
Navani!" Dalinar shouted, pulling his horse to a slippery stop across the tarp from her. "I need a miracle!""Working on it," she shouted back. By Brandon Sanderson
The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones. By Brandon Sanderson
He always felt stronger in the mists. He felt like someone was watching, when he was out in them. By Brandon Sanderson
His brother, dead. His wife, dead. Family, friends, and heroes. All dead. You push me to seek revenge? he thought. Well, you shall have it! By Brandon Sanderson
Don't tell anyone I said it?"I smiled. "I'll be quiet as a buttered snail sneaking through a Frenchman's kitchen. By Brandon Sanderson
I don't want to make people mad. I just ... well, how can people get better if you don't tell them what you honestly think? By Brandon Sanderson
The ways of Wayne are mysterious and incomprehensible. By Brandon Sanderson
It's honestly a wonder that writing groups produce writers at all, instead of walking insecurities raised entirely in echo chambers of bad advice. By Brandon Sanderson
And don't waste time worshipping Harmony. Doing good was the worship. By Brandon Sanderson
On the three-hundredth anniversary of my birth, I finally managed to conquer the world. By Brandon Sanderson
Yes, from now on, Adolin would lead the battles. Dalinar would change the world. By Brandon Sanderson
Unknowing ignorance is preferred to informed stupidity. By Brandon Sanderson
Unknowing ignorance is preferable to informed stupidity. By Brandon Sanderson
The end is the same. It is the path that separates men. When we taste that end, we will do so with our heads held high, eyes to the sun. By Brandon Sanderson
Her aunt Sol had once told Shai to smile at the worst insults and snap at the minor ones. That way, no man would know your heart. By Brandon Sanderson
No, freedom was not lack of responsibilities - it was being able to do what was right, without having to worry if it was also wrong. By Brandon Sanderson
Spook stood up as nonchalantly as he could, then fled into the night. By Brandon Sanderson
Good lad. You did well, Spook. I'm proud. By Brandon Sanderson
Spook, child. You want to be like me? Really like me? Then fight when you are beaten! By Brandon Sanderson
I named you, Spook. You were named my friend.Isn't that enough?" ... "No By Brandon Sanderson
Spook: No, I'm not troubled. In fact, I actually think everything is going to be all right. Finally. By Brandon Sanderson
So it's time for you to stand up, stop whining, and either help or get out of my way." I By Brandon Sanderson
All people are musicians" Wit countered. "The question is whether or not they share their songs. By Brandon Sanderson
When I finally lie down, I find sleep elusive. The same thoughts that trouble me during the day are only compounded by the stillness of night. By Brandon Sanderson
Remember, the past need not become our future as well. By Brandon Sanderson
The human mind was very clever at tricking itself, at keeping the despair of inevitability at bay. By Brandon Sanderson
This is going to take a while. I'm a fantasy author. We have trouble with the concept of brevity. By Brandon Sanderson
The hallmark of insecurity is bravado. By Brandon Sanderson
Oh, storms. That was awful.""No it was funny. You seem to get those two mixed up a lot. Don't worry. I'm here to help. By Brandon Sanderson
Just having an abstract conversation about linguistic parallelism. By Brandon Sanderson
For a moment, it was just him. Him and the wind. He fought with her, and she laughed. By Brandon Sanderson
Doing something brave is much like saying something stupid. You rarely plan on it happening. By Brandon Sanderson
Wondering where the Mokians get all those shark teeth? Well it involves using children who read the last pages of books first as bait. By Brandon Sanderson
Perhaps I am an insensitive rich woman. That doesn't change the fact that you can be downright mean and offensive, Kaladin Stormblessed. By Brandon Sanderson
Definitely not - you optimists just can't understand that a depressed person doesn't want you to try and cheer them up. It makes us sick. By Brandon Sanderson
But I'd like you however you were, Vin. I love you. The question is, how do you like yourself? By Brandon Sanderson
This is not an easy time in which to live. That does not mean that it has to be a difficult time to love... By Brandon Sanderson
A man was defined not by his flaws, but by how he overcame them. By Brandon Sanderson
I'm not going more mad," I said. "I've stabilized. I'm practically normal. Even my non-hallucinatory psychiatrist acknowledges that. By Brandon Sanderson
You could not stop times from changing, his mother said, no more than you could stop the surf from rolling. By Brandon Sanderson
Lightsong had never bothered to learn the rules.He found it more amusing to play when he had no idea what he was doing. By Brandon Sanderson
I hope to return. I'll do so if I'm not killed. Probably will anyway. By Brandon Sanderson
The world isn't fair? What a huge revelation! Some people in power abuse those they have power over? Amazing! When did this start happening? By Brandon Sanderson
Vin looked down at the handkerchief. Whena nobleman wants to court a lady seriously, he gives her a handkerchief. By Brandon Sanderson
Ten people, with Shardblades alight, standing before a wall of black and white and red. By Brandon Sanderson
Never trust a man who tells you good news. By Brandon Sanderson
It is a time of change,' Sazed said. 'Perhaps it is also time to learn of other truths, other ways. By Brandon Sanderson
He wanted to go. He hurt so much. He wanted it all to end, to go away. Everything. He just wanted it to stop. By Brandon Sanderson
It's horribly unfair you managed that on your first try," Kaladin noted. "It took me forever. By Brandon Sanderson
The dog chewing on your ankle is pleasant compared to the one that used to be chewing on your head.""Nice metaphor," I noted. By Brandon Sanderson
You know, Ham," Breeze noted. "The only funny thing about your jokes is how often they lack any humor whatsoever. By Brandon Sanderson
Nice work," he said.I grinned."You look like hell, though," he noted."I doubt hell has this much Kool-Aid," I replied. By Brandon Sanderson
Sometimes it was daunting, knowing how easily I could break things. This one simple curse seemed to dominate my entire life. By Brandon Sanderson
The purpose of youth is to experience variety while it is still interesting. By Brandon Sanderson
He clutched to these names, repeating each one in his head, holding them like precious gemstones. The names mattered. The men mattered. By Brandon Sanderson
Laws are of men, Kaladin. Nature doesn't have them! By Brandon Sanderson
Keeping him in here is like snuggling up to a bomb, content that it's not going to explode simply because you can still hear it ticking. By Brandon Sanderson
If you perpetuate the dreams of the past, you stifle your own dreams of the future. By Brandon Sanderson
We don't want you along," Vin said. "We don't trust you - and we don't like you. By Brandon Sanderson
Great success often depends on being able to distinguish between the impossible and the improbable. By Brandon Sanderson
Sometimes it is very useful to have a reputation for being a reclusive, amoral jerk. By Brandon Sanderson
They say they give their women more freedom, but there's still the impression that the freedom was theirs to 'give' in the first place. By Brandon Sanderson
But even a ninety-year-old blind priest would stop and stare at this woman. If By Brandon Sanderson
So, using his pride like a shield against despair, dejection, and-most importantself-pity, Raoden raised his head to stare damnation in the eyes. By Brandon Sanderson
If she raised you, she's your mother," Siri said. "It doesn't matter who gave birth to you." He By Brandon Sanderson
The surest way to stay alive in the underworld was to make yourself indispensable. By Brandon Sanderson
Damn, I miss the internet. You could always find people doing stupid stuff on the internet. By Brandon Sanderson
You made some contacts, you were seen, and you practiced your twittering. By Brandon Sanderson
Sometimes we just have to wait long enough, Mistress," he said. "Then we find out why exactly it was that we kept believing. By Brandon Sanderson
Why do you care?""Because someone has to. By Brandon Sanderson
New tastes are like new ideas, young man the older you get, the more difficult they are for you to stomach. By Brandon Sanderson
I sense a very large but.""Funny, because right in front of me, I see a - ""Watch it. By Brandon Sanderson
It's just that it was difficult to remember a world on sunshine when darkness was all you saw each day. By Brandon Sanderson
A leader did not slump. A leader was in control. Even when he least felt like he controlled anything. Especially then. By Brandon Sanderson
You do not agree with my quest. I understand that, so much as it is possible to understand someone with whom I disagree so completely. By Brandon Sanderson
You don't need to use your hand to Push," Gemmel grumbled at him. "Wastes time. By Brandon Sanderson
If you had to shoot a man, society had already failed. By Brandon Sanderson
Maybe you should spend a little less time with your thing and more with your gun." "Now that sounded dirty." "Good. I hate being crass by accident. By Brandon Sanderson
Aspiring Asimovs! By Brandon Sanderson
Because if I accept that Elend bears no guilt for what his people did to mine, then I must admit to being a monster for the things that I did to them. By Brandon Sanderson
Well, I didn't wanna kill someone in cold blood - " "That's good, I suppose." " - but there weren't no fire around to light her with first. By Brandon Sanderson
I've found you can ignore half of what Dox tells you and not miss much-except for maybe they occasional complaint that you're spending too much. By Brandon Sanderson
As I fear not a child with a weapon he cannot lift, I will never fear the mind of a man who does not think. By Brandon Sanderson
You see, it has been my experience that no matter where you go, you will find some who abuse their power. By Brandon Sanderson
You never know how much you'll like something until you try it out. By Brandon Sanderson
Some of you have been waiting for years to read this, the final volume of my autobiography. By Brandon Sanderson
It is not the destination that matters, but how one arrives there. By Brandon Sanderson
Oh, don't worry. If you didn't say some stupid things every once in a while, you certainly wouldn't fit in with this group. By Brandon Sanderson
Allomantic power surged through his body, enhancing By Brandon Sanderson
Remember why we live. Remember warmth, remember good food. Remember friends, and song, and evenings spent around the hearth. By Brandon Sanderson
I can't worry about everything at once, Elend thought with determination. I just have to trust. Trust in myself and keep going. By Brandon Sanderson
If nothing changed, nothing would ever come to exist. By Brandon Sanderson
During the early days following the Catacendre, refugees from Terris had written down memories of their homeland, as no Keepers had remained. By Brandon Sanderson
Can't be any harder than sitting here and having a staring contest with mortality. By Brandon Sanderson
I will not stop vibrating. The wind will not stop blowing. You will not stop drawing. By Brandon Sanderson
I'm a thief, not a prophet. Sometimes, we just have to be what the job requires. By Brandon Sanderson
I hate them," Sebarial said. "But I try to hate everyone. That way, I don't risk leaving out anyone who is particularly deserving. By Brandon Sanderson
Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope. By Brandon Sanderson
Brightness ... I believe you stray into sarcasm.""Funny.I thought I'd run straight into it,screaming at the top of my lungs. By Brandon Sanderson
People are attracted to vision. The By Brandon Sanderson
Ain't nothing wrong with being a woman, gancho," Lopen said. "Some of my relatives are women. By Brandon Sanderson
Stupid water, ruining my enjoyment of swimming. By Brandon Sanderson
Life before Death.Strength before Weakness.Journey before Destination. By Brandon Sanderson
Once we have our atium, we'll be happy.""Not to mention rich," Ham added."The two words are synonyms, Hammond," Breeze said. By Brandon Sanderson
Groovy? Is that some kind of code word? By Brandon Sanderson
You could be writing the book that changes your life. By Brandon Sanderson
Some grow very attached to a modern diversion known as the 'Crossword Puzzle.' We've had several come By Brandon Sanderson
The comment quieted the room, like a sudden shout of "Who wants extra bacon?" at a bar mitzvah. By Brandon Sanderson
Impossible things are really rough to do, you know. By Brandon Sanderson
In anteverdant days. The soul of the Coinshot, his will made By Brandon Sanderson
I don't care what it takes. I'm tired of being pretty and nice ... I want to DO something. By Brandon Sanderson
Actually, no," Shallan said. "I'm just fond of hyperbole.""I'm not," he said. "It's a real bastard to spell""Kabsal! By Brandon Sanderson
The more alone you are," Waxillium said softly, "the more important it is to have someone you can rely upon. By Brandon Sanderson
Never throw the first punch. If you have to throw the second, try to make sure they don't get up for a third. By Brandon Sanderson
Philosophy? What good is that?" Isn't it the art of saying nothing with as many words as possible? By Brandon Sanderson
This world, it is a tempest sometimes. But remember, the sun always rises again. By Brandon Sanderson
It's beneficial to have a reputation for honesty, if only so that one can lie at crucial moments. By Brandon Sanderson
How can someone be abstractly defenseless? By Brandon Sanderson
Control yourself. Become someone who can handle this. By Brandon Sanderson
Good men don't need to become legends. They just do what's right anyway. By Brandon Sanderson
True art was more than beauty; it was more than technique. It was not just imitation. By Brandon Sanderson
Let them see my weakness, and let them see me overcome it. By Brandon Sanderson
How totally unexpected, he declared, then proceeded to faint from blood loss. By Brandon Sanderson
They're too beaten down - they don't have the will or the hope to resist. That By Brandon Sanderson
It had been like discovering that Santa Claus was secretly a Nazi. By Brandon Sanderson
An easy life taught one very little. By Brandon Sanderson
Just as a beautiful woman demanded attention by virtue of her face and figure, Breeze drew it by near unconscious use of his powers. By Brandon Sanderson
I hate being a mercenary," he said. "You know why? By Brandon Sanderson
The world just changed, Gaz," Kaladin said, leaning in close. "I died down at that chasm. Now you've got my vengeful spirit to deal with. By Brandon Sanderson
He had failed. No, his faith had failed him. Nothing was left to him. It was all. Just. Gone. By Brandon Sanderson
Because he knew we'd never rebel on our own, so he gave us no choice. By Brandon Sanderson
You are so much more than you are willing to accept, child. By Brandon Sanderson
Humor is the only thing I've got left. Humor and determination. By Brandon Sanderson
You see, the great thing about madness is that it's all in your head. By Brandon Sanderson
I'm like that," she said. "Wild mood swings. It makes me more interesting. By Brandon Sanderson
I didn't have all the answers, but at least I had a goal. Revenge. Who cared if it would eat me up inside and leave me hollow? By Brandon Sanderson
Besides, it was beneficial to have a reputation for honesty, if only so that one could lie at crucial moments. By Brandon Sanderson
You can't be so frightened of what might happen that you are unwilling to act. By Brandon Sanderson
When you've got an arrow stuck in you, it's sometimes best to just yank it out in one pull. By Brandon Sanderson
How do you do that?" Mennis asked, frowning."What?""Smile so much.""Oh, I'm just a happy person. By Brandon Sanderson
So they put the gold in bags and slung them on the ponies, who were not at all pleased about it. By Brandon Sanderson
The law is not something holy, son. It's just a reflection of the ideals of those lucky enough to be in charge. By Brandon Sanderson
Sometimes doing things we used to do reminds us of who we used to be, and not always in good ways. By Brandon Sanderson
Oh, I'm just a happy person. By Brandon Sanderson
Were those still tears in his eyes? Would that they could hide his crimes. By Brandon Sanderson
The motivations of men. They never make sense. And they always make sense. By Brandon Sanderson
Storms, woman," [Kaladin] said. "I don't know what to make of you.""Preferably not a corpse.""I'm surprised someone hasn't already done that. By Brandon Sanderson
You have no idea what you're saying." "I know," Shallan said. "I'm ignorant. There's a simple cure for that." She By Brandon Sanderson
They were happy to kill and murder, so long as they could blame By Brandon Sanderson
Everything is a contest. All dealings among men are a contest in which some will succeed and others fail. And some are failing quite spectacularly. By Brandon Sanderson
That was the nature of the waters. You never knew what lurked below. By Brandon Sanderson
One's future, it seemed, could be influenced by how much one could pay one's artist. By Brandon Sanderson
Vin closed her eyes, simply feeling the warmth of being held. And realized that was all she had ever really wanted. By Brandon Sanderson
I was a little busy being shot at." "Busy? Aw, mate. It doesn't take any effort at all to get shot at. By Brandon Sanderson
I am what the universe made me to be, my dear. By Brandon Sanderson
I froze, shocked. (And don't try to claim that you did anything different the first time a government bureaucrat pulled a gun on you.) By Brandon Sanderson
I don't talk to myself because I'm crazy.""No?""I do it because I'm awesome. By Brandon Sanderson
The Survivor said that we should smile," the priest pled. "He taught that we should not let our sorrows drag us down no matter how bad life became. By Brandon Sanderson
Bitterness is repaid more often than kindness. By Brandon Sanderson
Don't you see, boy? This is why you shouldn't be king. Leave the job to men who understand their own corruption; don't let it destroy you. By Brandon Sanderson
I couldn't help grinning at the sight of her. Megan, in turn, raised a nine-millimeter square at my chest.Well, that was familiar, at least. By Brandon Sanderson
The problem with being clever, Serene thought with a sigh, is that everyone assumes you're always planning something. By Brandon Sanderson
You can't get headaches. By Brandon Sanderson
That's the funny thing about arriving somewhere, Vin," he said with a wink. "Once you're there, the only thing you can really do is leave again. By Brandon Sanderson
If you're always on time, it implies that you never have anything better you should be doing. By Brandon Sanderson
Women are difficult enough to understand, he thought, and I had to go and pick the oddest one of the lot. By Brandon Sanderson
Standing out like a punk guitarist in a mariachi band. By Brandon Sanderson
Ignorance may reside in a man hiding from intelligence, but scholarship can seem ignorance hidden behind intelligence. By Brandon Sanderson
Owning things of value is secondary to creating things of value where none once existed. The By Brandon Sanderson
light makes shadow. Truth makes lies. By Brandon Sanderson
People are people. Whatever happens, they make communities, struggle for normalcy. Even By Brandon Sanderson
If nobody changes the world, if nobody works to make it better, then we stagnate. By Brandon Sanderson
Szeth-son-son-Vallano, Truthless of Shinovar, sat atop the highest tower in the world and contemplated the End of All Things. By Brandon Sanderson
What wonders could be achieved, what progress could be made, if mankind were to permanently set aside its squabblings and join together? By Brandon Sanderson
And Vin liked solitude. When you're alone, no one can betray you By Brandon Sanderson
Now, it's finally time to reveal some secrets. By Brandon Sanderson
Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack. By Brandon Sanderson
Breeze turned to look out the window. "You were always the best of us, Sazed," he said quietly. "Because you believed in something. By Brandon Sanderson
I've seen Steelheart bleed By Brandon Sanderson
Cleaning the wound is often more painfulthan the cut itself. By Brandon Sanderson
The lack of color in these places is what keeps people sick so long. By Brandon Sanderson
I will kill you, the words said. Death, death, death. "Well . . . that's pleasant," Elend said, feeling an eerie chill. By Brandon Sanderson
It's not imitating anything; it has become a better version of itself. By Brandon Sanderson
Ashes are excellent fertilizer By Brandon Sanderson
People are valuable, Mistress Vin, and so - therefore - are their beliefs. By Brandon Sanderson
We were like deaf people trying to dance to a beat we couldn't hear, long after the music actually stopped. By Brandon Sanderson
Err on the side of awesome. By Brandon Sanderson
Magic is like bad grammar; hang around it long enough, and it rubs off on you. By Brandon Sanderson
Wasing the where of what By Brandon Sanderson
You can't be in Bridge Four. We're bodyguards for your own family. What are you going to do? Guard yourself? By Brandon Sanderson
The body needs many different foods to remain healthy. And the mind needs many different ideas to remain sharp. By Brandon Sanderson
I am, unfortunately, the Hero of Ages. By Brandon Sanderson
Sometimes, people just have to die. By Brandon Sanderson
She was not going to ruin a good dress for a pot of drooling, wall-staring, imbecile grass. And that was that. By Brandon Sanderson
He found insanity no excuse, however, for irrational behavior. By Brandon Sanderson
Are there any religions on your list that include the slaughter of noblemen as a holy duty? By Brandon Sanderson
Fine," Grandpa said. "You fetch your evil Librarian mother from the jail. I'll go warm up the giant penguin! By Brandon Sanderson
It wasn't time for a show. It was time for a beating. By Brandon Sanderson
It is beautiful because it could have been. It should have been. By Brandon Sanderson
Yes, according to the way he wrote that sentence, he turned invisible for one line. No, he won't let me change it. By Brandon Sanderson
What was the purpose, then, of everything they taught in here? If it couldn't prevent men from acting like monsters? By Brandon Sanderson
That hat looks ridiculous.""Fortunately, I can change hats," Wayne said, "while you, sir, are stuck with that face. By Brandon Sanderson
How . . ." Dalinar said. "You fell into a chasm!""I fell face-first, sir," Kaladin said, "and fortunately, I'm particularly hard-headed. By Brandon Sanderson
Huh" Wayne said thoughtfully "Tea's poisoned." With that, he toppled to the ground. By Brandon Sanderson
We create things to watch them grow, Ruin, she said. To take pleasure in seeing that which we love become more than it was before. By Brandon Sanderson
I write those words in steel for anything else not set in metal cannot be trusted. By Brandon Sanderson
I write these words in steel, for anything not set in metal cannot be trusted. By Brandon Sanderson
In many ways, this place wasn't so different from the lumberyards his men had recently escaped. By Brandon Sanderson
I feel like a brick made of porridge. By Brandon Sanderson
A true Chicago dog looks like someone fired a bazooka at a vegetable stand, then scraped the remnants off the wall and slathered it on a tube of meat. By Brandon Sanderson
Honesty does not make a man less of a tyrant. By Brandon Sanderson
Anything that is possible is actually reality, given infinity. By Brandon Sanderson
I should have known better than to assume you'd been corrupted by the rest of them. Perhaps you'll be able to corrupt them instead. By Brandon Sanderson
For glory lit, and life alive, for goals unreached and aims to strive. All men must try, the wind did see. It is the test, it is the dream. By Brandon Sanderson
To be of use in even a single burst of flame and sound is worth more than a lifetime of achieving nothing. By Brandon Sanderson
A man can only stumble for so long before he either falls or stands up straight. By Brandon Sanderson
If we stop helping people because we're afraid, or ambivalent or whatever, then we lose. Let them do evil. I'll stop them. By Brandon Sanderson
Only expectation has value as currency, By Brandon Sanderson
What else will we do?" I asked, turning to leave. "This is the only plan we have.""This isn't a plan," Prof said. "It's hormones. By Brandon Sanderson
As was often the case, the most outspoken man was the least discerning. By Brandon Sanderson
The creature took off with its companions - its pack. "So this is what the Reod did," Hrathen mused to himself. "It made beasts out of gods. By Brandon Sanderson
A river is easier to channel than to stop. By Brandon Sanderson
How do you 'accidentally' kill a noble man in his own mansion?" "With a knife in the chest. Or, rather, a pair of knives in the chest ... By Brandon Sanderson
A person knows when they're in darkness, even when they can't see. -Nightblood By Brandon Sanderson
I learned how much power over a situation you gain when you decide that you don't care what others think of you. By Brandon Sanderson
In the end, all men die. How you lived will be far more important to the Almighty than what you accomplished. By Brandon Sanderson
Let your actions defend you, not your words. By Brandon Sanderson
You," she said, spearing Wayne in the chest with a finger. "I thought I told you not to come back." "I thought I ignored you. By Brandon Sanderson
For the greater good." "That has been the excuse of tyrants throughout all time. By Brandon Sanderson
Wasing not of wasing is," Quentin added. By Brandon Sanderson
Afraid so. But you can't go someplace a second time until you been there a first time, I reckon. Everyone has to stand out sometime, By Brandon Sanderson
I spent years convincing myself that regular people could fight, and I still think we can. But we need the same weapons our enemies have." Megan By Brandon Sanderson
The cosmere, unfortunately, takes precedence over free food. Watch yourself, Dalinar. Life becomes dangerous, and you're at the center of it. By Brandon Sanderson
Better to trust and be betrayed, By Brandon Sanderson
Already I fear that I have made things too easy for men. This By Brandon Sanderson
Without the glowing fruit, the place was as black as the inside of a can of black paint that had also been painted black. By Brandon Sanderson
A man doesn't have to like his duty. He just has to do it. By Brandon Sanderson
He was forced into war by a misunderstanding - and always claimed he was no warrior - yet he came to fight as well as any man. By Brandon Sanderson
Journey Before Destination. By Brandon Sanderson
The most outspoken man was the least discerning. Ignoring By Brandon Sanderson
The number 1 thing that I don't want to see in a story is when characters exist simply to be proven wrong. By Brandon Sanderson
Lately, I feel like my life is a book written in a language I don't know how to read. By Brandon Sanderson
Don't you know how to use chopsticks?" Joel asked. Melody grimaced. "I've never been one for European food. A fork works just fine. By Brandon Sanderson
he remembered them, speaking his sentences By Brandon Sanderson
You have an odd sense of morality, mistress." "Don't be stupid," she said. "Every sense of morality is odd. By Brandon Sanderson
Religions are promisespromises that there is something watching over us, guiding us. By Brandon Sanderson
What if you need to poop?" she asked instead. By Brandon Sanderson
If you can read the book and say, 'Space Marines, YEEEAAAHHH!' That's Military Science Fiction." (Brigham Young writing lecture, March 2012) By Brandon Sanderson
Money is behind every war, religion is but an excuse, or perhaps a justification By Brandon Sanderson
If there was one thing in particular that he had learned by growing up in his father's house it was this: how to annoy people. By Brandon Sanderson
That's what trust is, Sazed thought. It's about giving someone else power over you. Power to hurt you. By Brandon Sanderson
Zane didn't make sense. He didn't have to. That was, perhaps, one of the advantages of being insane. By Brandon Sanderson
Though most expect young men to be fools, I've noticed that just a little bit of age can make a man far more foolish than he was as a child. By Brandon Sanderson
You can beat anybody, Wayne always said, so long as you don't let them fight back properly. By Brandon Sanderson
There is beauty in compassion, but one must learn wisdom too. By Brandon Sanderson
Sometimes, when you stepped in something foul, the only thing to do was stop walking and make the effort to clean it off. By Brandon Sanderson
Respect the people you lie to, Tao had taught her. Steal from them long enough, and you will begin to understand them. By Brandon Sanderson
I think that's everything. It was a fun job, wasn't it ? When you remember me, please remember that. Remember to smile. By Brandon Sanderson
In the end, I worry that my arrogance shall destroy us all. By Brandon Sanderson
Beauty was out there, all around. To create art was not to capture it, but to participate in it. By Brandon Sanderson
Sometimes, people only seem determined upon one course because they have been offered no other options. By Brandon Sanderson
Plots behind plots, plans behind plans. There was always another secret. By Brandon Sanderson
They all want to be involved, but nobody wants to be responsible. By Brandon Sanderson
Raised a finger, pointing out a door. Wax gave her a nod and crouched By Brandon Sanderson
The nature of morality must be considered, and preferably before one is exposed to situations where a moral decision is required. By Brandon Sanderson
He always watched and studied. He was a king - and you could not properly dominate that which you did not understand. By Brandon Sanderson
Like eels in a bucket, slithering over one another and trying to bite each other's tails By Brandon Sanderson
A good crewleader is always sure of himself, even when he isn't. Especially when he isn't. By Brandon Sanderson
A man better appreciates love when he has been forced for so long to go without. By Brandon Sanderson
Majesty," Dockson said, "we've already worked on that problem for a bit." "Oh?" Elend asked, By Brandon Sanderson
I kind of lost track of time ... ""For two hours?"Elend nodded sheepishly. "There were books involved. By Brandon Sanderson
Elend sat still in a room full of men who trusted him, even as they rejected him. By Brandon Sanderson
Great, Elend thought. I've filled my inner council with a bunch of thrill-seeking masochists. Even worse, I've decided to join them. By Brandon Sanderson
Ham smiled. "Cett's going to be furious."Elend shrugged. "He's a paraplegic. What's he going to do? Bite us? By Brandon Sanderson
I love to do what I do. So, I do work long hours. By Brandon Sanderson
He picked up the candelabra, pocketed the doily underneath, then put the candelabra back in place with the pocket watch hanging from it. By Brandon Sanderson
What do you trust when your own thoughts and emotions seem to hate you? By Brandon Sanderson
Go," Marasi said. "Do what you do best, Waxillium Ladrian.""Which is what? Break things?""Break things," Marasi said, "with style. By Brandon Sanderson
I'm Galladon, from the sovereign realm of Duladel. I'm most recently from Elantris, land of sludge, insanity, and eternal perdition. Nice to meet you. By Brandon Sanderson
The measure of a person is not how much they have lived. It's in how they make use of what life has shown them. By Brandon Sanderson
The stupid line was so long that aluminum could have rusted in the time it took them to reach the halfway point. By Brandon Sanderson
I wanna kiss you!" I shouted. "Like the wind kisses the ra-i-ain! By Brandon Sanderson
Lightsong met the man's eyes, then smiled broadly, looking down at the God King. "My life to yours," Lifesong said. "My breath become yours. By Brandon Sanderson
If you took half the energy you devote to being witty and channeled it into your work, I daresay you could be one of the greatest scholars of our age. By Brandon Sanderson
Having knowledge was entirely different from explaining that knowledge to others. By Brandon Sanderson
I could take a shower every day in my own bathroom. I almost didn't know what to do with such luxury. Other than, you know, not stink. By Brandon Sanderson
If the afterlife really is a big war," Kaladin said, "then I hope I end up in Damnation. At least there I might be able to get a wink or two of sleep. By Brandon Sanderson
The two great constants of life. Food and death. By Brandon Sanderson
Better to exist in agony than to vanish entirely. By Brandon Sanderson
What honor can we find on a battlefield while our people starve? By Brandon Sanderson
Can something be "almost" an accident?' Pattern asked, genuinely curious. By Brandon Sanderson
But, as with most things in life, the ideal and the reality were two separate things. By Brandon Sanderson
That's the thing about having an eternity, kid," MeLaan said. "It gets really easy to procrastinate. Are we going in that room or not? By Brandon Sanderson
Act like you were important,