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Those books are invariably described as “important”- which in my experience, pretty much means that they’re boring. (words like meaningful and thoughtful are other good clues.)

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.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Good Person Polite Upbringing
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.
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Arriving Funny Said Things
To lack feeling is to be dead, but to act on every feeling is to be a child.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Children Dead Feelings
The best performances, are those that can be performed once.
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Best Done People Performances
Sometimes, son,” my father said, prying my fingers free, “you have to help the heroes along.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Father Hero Son
You cannot tempt the hearts of men who are pure.
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Heart Men Pure
Not all librarians are evil cultists. Some librarians are instead vengeful undead who want to suck your soul.
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Evil Soul Vengeful Want
…Generally people don’t recomend this type of book at all. It is far too interesting. Perhaps you have had other books recomended to you. Perhaps, even, you have been given books by friends, parents, teachers, then told that these books are the type you have to read.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Book Meaningful Teacher
I consider myself to be a man of principle. But, what man does not? Even the cutthroat, I have noticed, considers his actions “moral” after a fashion.
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Fashion Reading Religious
Eternity ended ten years ago.
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Eternity Mundane Years
Sometimes it was daunting, knowing how easily I could break things. This one simple curse seemed to dominate my entire life.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Knowing Simple Sometimes
War is far worse. At least where politics is going on, there are usually nice hors d’oeuvres.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Least Nice War Worse
The motivations of men. They never make sense. And they always make sense.
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Make Men Motivation Sense
What did you put in the fire?” Kaladin said. “To make that special smoke?” “Nothing. It was just and ordinary fire.” “But, I saw-” “What you saw belongs to you.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Fire Mean Thinking
I Write those words in steel for anything else not set in metal cannot be trusted
BRANDON SANDERSON

Metal Steel Writing
There are no endings, and never will be endings, to the turning of the Wheel of Time. But it was an ending.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Ending Time Wheels

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