True art was more than beauty; it was more than technique. It was not just imitation. It was boldness, it was contrast, it was subtlety.
BRANDON SANDERSONNormally, I have a lot of alpha readers on my books. These are people that, once I finish a novel, I let them look at it and give me a reader response.
More Brandon Sanderson Quotes
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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.)
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But you can’t kill me, Lord Tyrant. I represent that one thing you’ve never been able to kill, no matter how hard you try. I am hope.
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My name is Stephen Leeds, and I am perfectly sane. My hallucinations, however, are all quite mad.
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The finest defense of character is correct action. Acquaint yourself with virtue, and you can expect proper treatment from those around you.
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We are not creatures of destinations. It is the journey that shapes us. Our callused feet, our backs strong from carrying the weight of our travels, our eyes open with the fresh delight of experiences lived.
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Raoden turned to regard the large Dula. “What does it matter? It’s not like we have anything pressing to do. It’s actually quite pleasant up here-you should just sit back and enjoy it.”
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They tried boiling books, but that didn’t work very well.” “I’m surprised they haven’t tried boiling one another.” “Oh, it’s been tried,” Galladon said. “Fortunately. something happens to us during the Shaod-apparently the flesh of a dead man doesn’t taste too good. Kolo?
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A man was defined not by his flaws, but by how he overcame them.
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A man can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give to him. All of the brilliant ideas in the world cannot save your kingdom if no one will listen to them.
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One can have a wit, but not a witless
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Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope.
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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.
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Lately, I feel like my life is a book written in a language I don’t know how to read.
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I bring you a message from a friend of ours,” she said quietly. “He wanted you to know that he’s not dead. He can’t be killed.” “He is hope.” The she raised the spear and rammed it directly into the Lord Ruler’s heart.
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What was that?” Galladon demanded. “I think I just destroyed the biology section” Raoden replied with wonder.
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