Raoden looked up at his friend. “We’re not dead, Galladon, and we’re not damned. We’re just unfinished.
BRANDON SANDERSONBeing polite to a person is not a sign of respect for them. It is merely a sign of a good upbringing and a balanced nature.
More Brandon Sanderson Quotes
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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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Sing!” Grandpa Smedry yelled, his voice echoing down a hallway to the right.”Sing!” If he breaks into song I think I might have to strangle myself… I thought, cringing.
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Yet, upon closer examination he might see that without one, the other becomes useless. The wise man then sees that both lock and key were created for the same purpose.
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You’ll never learn how to do your endings until you FINISH your endings.
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But you can’t kill me, Lord Tyrant. I represent that one thing you’ve never been able to kill, no matter how hard you try. I am hope.
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Finally, you found yourself in the wrong city, wondering why the signs on the roadway hadn’t led you better.
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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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Think of the possibilities–if the ash were red, the rivers would run like blood. Black is so monotonous that you can forget about it, but red–you’d always be thinking, ‘Why, look at that. That hill is red. That evil force of doom trying to destroy me certainly has style.
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She loved the teachings of the Five Visions. Humility. Sacrifice. Seeing another’s problems before your own.
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Marsh: Our best efforts were never even a mild annoyance to the Lord Ruler.” Kelsier: Ah, but being an annoyance is something that I am very good at. In fact.
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To age truly was to suffer the ultimate treason, that of one’s body against oneself.
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Authors also create lovable, friendly characters, then proceed to do terrible things to them, like throw them in unsightly librarian-controlled dungeons.
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Yes, Bastille. I keep trying to get killed because it’s inconvenient for you.
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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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People see in stories what they’re looking for, my young friend.
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