They are presented attractively for the same reason that kittens are cute – so that they can draw you in, then pounce on you for the kill. Seriously. Stay away from kittens.
BRANDON SANDERSONI try to avoid having thoughts. They lead to other thoughts, and—if you’re not careful—those lead to actions. Actions make you tired. I have this on rather good authority from someone who once read it in a book.
More Brandon Sanderson Quotes
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Galladon paused for a moment, then laughed. “Does nothing frighten you, sule?” “Actually, pretty much everything here does.
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I strive for nothing if not consistency
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You’ll never learn how to do your endings until you FINISH your endings.
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I still doubt it will work.” “You’d doubt the sun’s rising if you weren’t proven wrong each day,” Raoden said with a smile.
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…somehow the old philosophers could make even the most salacious topics seem boring.
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Ah, the outdoors,’ Shallan said. ‘I visited that mythical place once.
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I’m not really sure why. But… do you stop loving someone just because they betray you? I don’t think so. That’s what makes the betrayal hurt so much – pain, frustration, anger… and I still loved her. I still do.
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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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When I write my books, actually I’m known for very logical rule-based magic systems. I write with one foot in fantasy and one foot in science fiction.
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What is it we value? Innovation. Originality. Novelty. But most importantly…timeliness. I fear you may be too late, my confused, unfortunate, friend.
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Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope.
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I will protect those who cannot protect themselves.
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It’s not imitating anything; it has become a better version of itself.
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Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination.
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There are no endings, and never will be endings, to the turning of the Wheel of Time. But it was an ending.
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