The look of disbelief that ran across the boy’s face was somehow more disturbing than the despair it had replaced. This creature had given up hope long ago; he probably begged out of habit rather than expectation.
BRANDON SANDERSONI consider myself to be a man of principle. But, what man does not? Even the cutthroat, I have noticed, considers his actions “moral” after a fashion.
More Brandon Sanderson Quotes
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Do not dash if you only have the strength to walk, and do not waste your time pushing on the walls that will not give. More importantly, don’t shove where a pat would be sufficient.
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Mocking a woman is like drinking too much wine. It may be fun for a short time, but the hangover is hell.
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A thing of nature. For every Push, there is a Pull. A consequence.
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I bring you a message from a friend of ours,” she said quietly. “He wanted you to know that he’s not dead. He can’t be killed.” “He is hope.” The she raised the spear and rammed it directly into the Lord Ruler’s heart.
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How do you do that?” Mennis asked, frowning. “What?” “Smile so much.” “Oh, I’m just a happy person.
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You see the dilemma?” Ham asked. “I see an idiot,” Breeze mumbled.
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Ruin still used Reen’s voice-it was familiar, something that had always seemed a part of her. Discovering that it belonged to that thing…it was like finding out that her reflection really belonged to someone else, and that she’d never actually seen herself.
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We are not creatures of destinations. It is the journey that shapes us. Our callused feet, our backs strong from carrying the weight of our travels, our eyes open with the fresh delight of experiences lived.
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Are there any religions on your list that include the slaughter of noblemen as a holy duty?
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Have you finally grown so jealous of my impeccable fashion sense that you’ve decided to have me disposed of?
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My outlines are always very goal-based. What do I want to have happen by the ending and how can I earn that.
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The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.
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Yes, Bastille. I keep trying to get killed because it’s inconvenient for you.
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It’s all right Wayne,” Waxillium said softly. “I’ve made a promise. I told Lord Harms I’d return Steris to him. And I will. That is that.” “Then I will remain and help,” Marasi said. “That is that.” “And I could really use some food,” Wayne added. “Fat is fat.
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In fact, it’s so violently bitter that no one can keep it down.” “It’s nice to see that cannibalism has been so logically ruled out as an option,” Raoden said dryly
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