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Brandon Sanderson

A person knows when they’re in darkness, even when they can’t see. -Nightblood
BRANDON SANDERSON

Darkness Knows Person
Perhaps another person, reading of my life, would name me a religious tyrant. He could call me arrogant. What is to make that man’s opinion any less valid than my own? I guess it all comes down to one fact: In the end, I’m the one with the armies.
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Arrogant Guess Man Own Perhaps
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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Giving Guilt Responsibility Up
The motivations of men. They never make sense. And they always make sense.
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Make Men Motivation Sense
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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Cause Frustrating Good
Sometimes the prize is not worth the costs. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself.
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Important Mean Victory
Joy was more than just an absence of discomfort.
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Absence Discomfort Joy
People can do great things. However, there are somethings they just can’t do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into a Popsicle, despite years of effort.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Instance Lessons Sometimes Thinking Years
War has change him some, but on the inside, I think he’s still just a dreamer caught in a world with too much violence.
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Caught Dreamer Violence War
In the end, I worry that my arrogance shall destroy us all.
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Arrogance End Worry
One can have a wit, but not a witless
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People Wit Witness
The wood bounced off the man’s helmet, but the blow was powerful enough to daze him, so Lukel followed it with a solid blow to the face. The soldier dropped and Lukel grabbed his weapon. Now he had a sword. He only wished he knew how to use it.
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Dropped Followed Hamlet Soldier
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.)
BRANDON SANDERSON

Book Clues Important Pretty Read
People see in stories what they’re looking for, my young friend.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Friends People Stories Young
War is far worse. At least where politics is going on, there are usually nice hors d’oeuvres.
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Least Nice War Worse
This is going to take a while. I’m a fantasy author. We have trouble with the concept of brevity.
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Brevity Fantasy Trouble

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