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.
BRANDON SANDERSONI’m convinced that responsibility is some kind of psychological disease.
More Brandon Sanderson Quotes
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Honestly, for an evil god of darkness, he certainly can be dull.
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You see the dilemma?” Ham asked. “I see an idiot,” Breeze mumbled.
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Why do they call it research if I’ve only done it this one time?
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It is a time of change,” Sazed said. ”Perhaps it is also time to learn of other truths, other ways.
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It was amazing how many books one could fit into a room, assuming one didn’t want to move around very much.
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A person knows when they’re in darkness, even when they can’t see. -Nightblood
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I’m not really sure why. But… do you stop loving someone just because they betray you? I don’t think so. That’s what makes the betrayal hurt so much – pain, frustration, anger… and I still loved her. I still do.
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Are there any religions on your list that include the slaughter of noblemen as a holy duty?
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…somehow the old philosophers could make even the most salacious topics seem boring.
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She loved the teachings of the Five Visions. Humility. Sacrifice. Seeing another’s problems before your own.
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The right belief is like a good cloak, I think. If it fits you well, it keeps you warm and safe. The wrong fit however, can suffocate.
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If I should die,” Dalinar said, “then I would do so having lived my life right. It is not the destination that matters, but how one arrives there.” “The Codes?” “No. The Way of Kings.” “That storming book.
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I’ve seen Steelheart bleed
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I strive for nothing if not consistency
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So, there I was, tied to an altar made from outdated encyclopedias, about to get sacrificed to the dark powers by a cult of evil Librarians.
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