Though most expect young men to be fools, I’ve noticed that just a little bit of age can make a man far more foolish than he was as a child.
BRANDON SANDERSONToo 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.
More Brandon Sanderson Quotes
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Wayne’s a little attached to that hat,” Waxillium said. “He thinks it’s lucky.” Wayne: “It is lucky. I ain’t never died while wearing that hat.” Marasi frowned. “I … I’m not sure I know how to respond.” Wax: “That’s a common reaction to Wayne.
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You see the dilemma?” Ham asked. “I see an idiot,” Breeze mumbled.
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And Vin liked solitude. When you’re alone, no one can betray you
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One can have a wit, but not a witless
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There was rarely an obvious branching point in a person’s life. People changed slowly, over time. You didn’t take on step, then find yourself in a completely new location.
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I’m convinced that responsibility is some kind of psychological disease.
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Welcome, Ruin said, to godhood.
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It is a writer’s greatest pleasure to hear that someone was kept up until the unholy hours of the morning reading one of their books
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Kelsier smiled. ‘It means that you, Vin, are a very special person. You have a power that most high noblemen envy. It is a power that, had you been born an aristocrat, would have made you one of the most deadly and influential people in all of the final empire.’
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[Omin] …All things must progress, and progression is not always a steady incline. Sometimes we must fall, sometimes we will rise – some must be hurt while others have fortune, for that is the only way we can learn to rely on one another.
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Elantris, where he could live in bliss, rule in wisdom, and be worshiped for eternity. Eternity ended ten years ago.
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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 men should read these words, let them know that power is a heavy burden. Seek not to be bound by its chains.
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The best performances, are those that can be performed once.
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imaginary things were often the only items of real substance in people’s lives.
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