A man can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give to him. All of the brilliant ideas in the world cannot save your kingdom if no one will listen to them.
BRANDON SANDERSON”To Parlin’s mind, nothing showed affection like a hunk of something dead and bleeding on the table.
More Brandon Sanderson Quotes
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I’m far more than just a ‘mild’ annoyance–people tell me I can be downright frustrating. Might as well use this talent for the cause of good, eh?
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Welcome, Ruin said, to godhood.
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Control yourself. Become someone who can handle this.
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You see the dilemma?” Ham asked. “I see an idiot,” Breeze mumbled.
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Anyway, if there’s a lesson to be learned, it’s this: great success often depends on being able to distinguish between the impossible and the improbable. Or, in easier terms, distinguishing between Popsicles and insanity. Any questions?
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Joy was more than just an absence of discomfort.
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Honestly, for an evil god of darkness, he certainly can be dull.
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A person knows when they’re in darkness, even when they can’t see. -Nightblood
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It’s actually a rather romantic and dramatic story — one I would eagerly tell you, except for the fact that I recently forgot it, based on it being far too long and having not enough decapitations.
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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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Can a woman not walk with her possessions down the street of a city?
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How did men believe in something that preached love on one hand, yet taught destruction of unbelievers on the other? How did one rationalize belief with no proof?
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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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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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imaginary things were often the only items of real substance in people’s lives.
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