I killed you once”, the Lord Ruler said, turning back to Kelsier. “You tried”, Kelsier replied, his voice loud and firm, carrying across the square. “But you can’t kill me, Lord Tyrant. I represent that thing you’ve never been able to kill no matter how hard you try. I am hope.
BRANDON SANDERSONSometimes the prize is not worth the costs. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself.
More Brandon Sanderson Quotes
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Remember that your job as a practicing writer is to remember it’s never going to be perfect on your first pass.
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That’s the funny thing about arriving somewhere, Vin,” he said with a wink. “Once you’re there, the only thing you can really do is leave again.
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The finest defense of character is correct action. Acquaint yourself with virtue, and you can expect proper treatment from those around you.
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You cannot tempt the hearts of men who are pure.
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My name is Stephen Leeds, and I am perfectly sane. My hallucinations, however, are all quite mad.
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That’s the point, isn’t it? We have to live on, no matter how hard it gets. We’ll win in the end.
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Kelsier leaned forward again. ‘But, you weren’t born an aristocrat. You’re not noble, Vin. You don’t have to play by their rules–and that makes you even more powerful.
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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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Eternity ended ten years ago.
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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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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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…somehow the old philosophers could make even the most salacious topics seem boring.
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One can have a wit, but not a witless
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Those seemed to become figures, crafted by the bones and branches stretching from the heaps on the ground. Bodies and souls. His movement made the shadows twist, as if turning to regard him.
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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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