I’ve seen Steelheart bleed
BRANDON SANDERSONAttacking a provincial lord in his manor house, surrounded by guards…Honestly, Kell, I’d nearly forgotten how foolhardy you can be. “Foolhardy?” Kelsier asked with a laugh. “that wasn’t foolhardy – that was just a small diversion. You should see some of the things
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If men should read these words, let them know that power is a heavy burden. Seek not to be bound by its chains.
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A person knows when they’re in darkness, even when they can’t see. -Nightblood
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When I write my books, actually I’m known for very logical rule-based magic systems. I write with one foot in fantasy and one foot in science fiction.
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Everyone gets scared, Princess. Even brave men sometimes run the first time they see battle. In armies, that’s why there’s so much training. The ones who hold aren’t the courageous ones, they’re the well-trained ones. We have instincts like any other animal.
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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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Remember that your job as a practicing writer is to remember it’s never going to be perfect on your first pass.
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To age truly was to suffer the ultimate treason, that of one’s body against oneself.
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I strive for nothing if not consistency
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imaginary things were often the only items of real substance in people’s lives.
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The more limitations you put on a character often times the better a character you’ll make them, the more interesting the story becomes because the character can’t simply wave a hand and make something happen. They have to work within the framework.
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Yet, upon closer examination he might see that without one, the other becomes useless. The wise man then sees that both lock and key were created for the same purpose.
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People see in stories what they’re looking for, my young friend.
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Control yourself. Become someone who can handle this.
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Kelsier leaned forward again. ‘But, you weren’t born an aristocrat. You’re not noble, Vin. You don’t have to play by their rules–and that makes you even more powerful.
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You cannot tempt the hearts of men who are pure.
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