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The motivations of men. They never make sense. And they always make sense.

Brandon Sanderson

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.
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Ideas Leadership Men
What did you put in the fire?” Kaladin said. “To make that special smoke?” “Nothing. It was just and ordinary fire.” “But, I saw-” “What you saw belongs to you.
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Fire Mean Thinking
I’ve found you can ignore half of what Dox tells you and not miss much-except for maybe they occasional complaint that you’re spending too much.
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Found Half Missing You
To age truly was to suffer the ultimate treason, that of one’s body against oneself.
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Age Body Suffering
To lack feeling is to be dead, but to act on every feeling is to be a child.
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Children Dead Feelings
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
The motivations of men. They never make sense. And they always make sense.
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Make Men Motivation Sense
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
…Generally people don’t recomend this type of book at all. It is far too interesting. Perhaps you have had other books recomended to you. Perhaps, even, you have been given books by friends, parents, teachers, then told that these books are the type you have to read.
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Book Meaningful Teacher
If you’re always on time, it implies that you never have anything better you should be doing. -Kelsier
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Anything Better Doing
Her aunt Sol had once told Shai to smile at the worst insults and snap at the minor ones. That way, no man would know your heart.
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Aunt Heart Men
Yet she was beginning to think that she– along with others– had taken this belief too far, letting her desire to seem humble become a form of pride itself. She now saw that when her faith had become about clothing instead of people, it had taken a wrong turn.
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Desire Letting Pride Saw
Attacking a provincial lord in his manor house, surrounded by guards…Honestly, Kell, I’d nearly forgotten how foolhardy you can be. “Foolhardy?” Kelsier asked with a laugh. “that wasn’t foolhardy – that was just a small diversion. You should see some of the things
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House Laughing Years
Well, then,” he said. “Let’s do it.” “What?” Vin asked. “Save the world.” Elend said. “Stop the ash.
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Ashes Said World
Vin: I don’t know — and it’s all your fault, you know. I used to understand everything. Now it’s all confused. Kelsier: Yes, we’ve messed you up right properly.
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Confused Faults Knows
I’m convinced that responsibility is some kind of psychological disease.
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Brain Disease Responsibility

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