What was that?” Galladon demanded. “I think I just destroyed the biology section” Raoden replied with wonder.
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More Brandon Sanderson Quotes
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Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope.
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That isn’t greatness. That’s just foolishness.
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In the end, I worry that my arrogance shall destroy us all.
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A man can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give to him. All of the brilliant ideas in the world cannot save your kingdom if no one will listen to them.
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Personally, I like it much better when someone else does the decision making. That way you have legitimate grounds to whine and complain.
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Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination.
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Well, then,” he said. “Let’s do it.” “What?” Vin asked. “Save the world.” Elend said. “Stop the ash.
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Anyway, if there’s a lesson to be learned, it’s this: great success often depends on being able to distinguish between the impossible and the improbable. Or, in easier terms, distinguishing between Popsicles and insanity. Any questions?
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Perhaps another person, reading of my life, would name me a religious tyrant. He could call me arrogant. What is to make that man’s opinion any less valid than my own? I guess it all comes down to one fact: In the end, I’m the one with the armies.
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Now, I had been frightened on several different occasions in my life. The most frightening of these involved an elevator and a mime.
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I need something, Wax. A place to look. You always did the thinking.” “Yes, having a brain helps with that, surprisingly.
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Yet she was beginning to think that she– along with others– had taken this belief too far, letting her desire to seem humble become a form of pride itself. She now saw that when her faith had become about clothing instead of people, it had taken a wrong turn.
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Welcome, Ruin said, to godhood.
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You cannot tempt the hearts of men who are pure.
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However a man who was honest and clever was always, ALWAYS more difficult to scam than someone who was both dishonest and clever. Sincerity. It was so difficult , by definition, to fake.
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People see in stories what they’re looking for, my young friend.
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Entropy shakes its angry fist at you for being clever enough to organize the world. (p 2)
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I’m planning to do! Dockson stood for a moment then he laughed too. “By the Lord Ruler, it’s good to have you back, kell! I’m afraid I’ve grown rather boring during the last few years” “We’ll fix that” Kelsier promised.
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imaginary things were often the only items of real substance in people’s lives.
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You people are all insane. How I ended up with you, I’ll never know.” Breeze laughed. “Now, that’s a lie, Cett. You know exactly how you ended up joining with us. We threatened to kill you if you didn’t!
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All right,” Spook said. He reached to the ground, scooping up a pile of ash. “Let’s just rub this into your clothing and on your face….” Breeze froze. “I’ll meet you back ath the lair,” he finally said.
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War has change him some, but on the inside, I think he’s still just a dreamer caught in a world with too much violence.
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Wayne: You wanna know why I really came to find you? Waxilliam: Why? Wayne: I thought of you happy in a comfy bed, resting and relaxing, spending the rest of your life sipping tea and reading papers while people bring you food and maids rub your toes and stuff.
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A person knows when they’re in darkness, even when they can’t see. -Nightblood
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I take two hours off for my family every day. And then I write fourteen hours.
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If I should die,” Dalinar said, “then I would do so having lived my life right. It is not the destination that matters, but how one arrives there.” “The Codes?” “No. The Way of Kings.” “That storming book.
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