Entropy shakes its angry fist at you for being clever enough to organize the world. (p 2)
BRANDON SANDERSONMarsh: Our best efforts were never even a mild annoyance to the Lord Ruler.” Kelsier: Ah, but being an annoyance is something that I am very good at. In fact.
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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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An ominous crash came from the clouds above them, and Raoden felt a wet drop splat against his head. “Fantastic,” Galladon grumbled. “I’m enjoying myself already.
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You’ve managed– in our short three years together– to kill not only my god, but my father, my brother, and my fiance. That’s kind of like a homicidal hat trick. It’s a strange foundation for a relationship, wouldn’t you say?
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That’s kind of what trust is, isn’t it? A willful self-delusion.
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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.
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Kelsier smiled. ‘It means that you, Vin, are a very special person. You have a power that most high noblemen envy. It is a power that, had you been born an aristocrat, would have made you one of the most deadly and influential people in all of the final empire.’
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That’s the point, isn’t it? We have to live on, no matter how hard it gets. We’ll win in the end.
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This makes readers feel hurt and worried for the characters. The simple truth is that authors like making people squirm. If this weren’t the case, all novels would be filled completely with cute bunnies having birthday parties.
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People see in stories what they’re looking for, my young friend.
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A thing of nature. For every Push, there is a Pull. A consequence.
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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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When I do research, I cast my net very widely and then snatch what feels right out of that. Occasionally I’ll read a specific book for a specific book, but usually I’m trying to increase my general understanding.
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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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Ah, the outdoors,’ Shallan said. ‘I visited that mythical place once.
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…somehow the old philosophers could make even the most salacious topics seem boring.
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