I froze, shocked. (And don’t try to clam that you did anything different the first time a government bureaucrat pulled a gun on you.)
BRANDON SANDERSONPersonally, I like it much better when someone else does the decision making. That way you have legitimate grounds to whine and complain.
More Brandon Sanderson Quotes
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Not all librarians are evil cultists. Some librarians are instead vengeful undead who want to suck your soul.
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Overcome your guilt. Care, but not too much. Take responsibility, but don’t blame yourself. Protect, save, help- but know when to give up. They’re precarious ledges to walk. How do I do it?
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You see the dilemma?” Ham asked. “I see an idiot,” Breeze mumbled.
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Can a woman not walk with her possessions down the street of a city?
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People can do great things. However, there are some things they just CAN’T do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into a Popsicle, despite years of effort.
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Mocking a woman is like drinking too much wine. It may be fun for a short time, but the hangover is hell.
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There are two kinds of people in this world, son. Those who save lives, and those who take lives.” “And what of those who protect and defend? Those who save lives by taking lives?” “That’s like trying to stop a storm by blowing harder. Ridiculous. You can’t protect by killing.
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War has change him some, but on the inside, I think he’s still just a dreamer caught in a world with too much violence.
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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.
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This is going to take a while. I’m a fantasy author. We have trouble with the concept of brevity.
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One can have a wit, but not a witless
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Elantris, where he could live in bliss, rule in wisdom, and be worshiped for eternity. Eternity ended ten years ago.
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Finally, you found yourself in the wrong city, wondering why the signs on the roadway hadn’t led you better.
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You first took a little step off a path to avoid some rocks. For a while, you walked alongside the path, but then you wandered out a little way to step on softer soil. Then you stopped paying attention as you drifted farther and farther away.
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…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.
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