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People see in stories what they’re looking for, my young friend.

Brandon Sanderson

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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Brother Father Fiannce Homicidal Years
The motivations of men. They never make sense. And they always make sense.
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Make Men Motivation Sense
The man who spent his youth being shoved around, however … When that man gets a little power and authority, he often uses it to become a tyrant on par with the worst warlords in history.
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Authority History Shoved Worst
How do you do that?” Mennis asked, frowning. “What?” “Smile so much.” “Oh, I’m just a happy person.
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Frowning Happy Person
He smiled despite the grief he felt at the deaths of his men; he smiled because that was what he did. That was how he proved to the Lord Ruler-and to himself-that he wasn’t beaten.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Grief Lord Men
Now, I had been frightened on several different occasions in my life. The most frightening of these involved an elevator and a mime.
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Different Elevators Frightened
By the way, Sally, did you know that getting cut from the knight’s magic rock also requires a period of exile from their giant glass mushroom?”)
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Mushroom Perios Requuires
Being polite to a person is not a sign of respect for them. It is merely a sign of a good upbringing and a balanced nature.
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Good Person Polite Upbringing
Elend started. “Vin!” Then, he smiled. “What took you so long?” “I got delayed by an Inquistor and a dark god,” she said. “Now hustle.
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Dark Hustle Long
Act with honor, and Honor will aid you
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Act Aids Honor
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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Ears Eyes Pain
I’m convinced that responsibility is some kind of psychological disease.
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Brain Disease Responsibility
Joy was more than just an absence of discomfort.
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Absence Discomfort Joy
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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Action Character Defense
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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Effort People Years
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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Book Clues Important Pretty Read

People see in stories what they’re looking for, my young friend.

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