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I’m just good at ignoring the fact that I’m terrified. If I ever realize how scared I am, you’ll probably find me trying to hide under those cobblestones over there.

Brandon Sanderson

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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Confused Innovation Unfortunate
Those books are invariably described as “important”- which in my experience, pretty much means that they’re boring. (words like meaningful and thoughtful are other good clues.)
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Book Clues Important Pretty Read
The more limitations you put on a character often times the better a character you’ll make them, the more interesting the story becomes because the character can’t simply wave a hand and make something happen. They have to work within the framework.
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Character Hands Interesting
It’s what happens when you shoot someone,” Wayne pointed out. “At least, usually someone has the good sense to get dead when you go to all the trouble to shoot them.
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Happens Trouble Wayne
You cannot tempt the hearts of men who are pure.
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Heart Men Pure
Does one deserve to have evil done to her by consequence of putting herself where evil can reach her?
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Consequences Doe Done Evil
I am what the universe made me to be, my dear.
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Dear Made Universe
The wood bounced off the man’s helmet, but the blow was powerful enough to daze him, so Lukel followed it with a solid blow to the face. The soldier dropped and Lukel grabbed his weapon. Now he had a sword. He only wished he knew how to use it.
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Dropped Followed Hamlet Soldier
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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Ashes Face Faces Your
People can do great things. However, there are somethings they just can’t do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into a Popsicle, despite years of effort.
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Instance Lessons Sometimes Thinking Years
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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Clever Fake Men
Every man is a hero of his own story.
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Hero Men Stories
Unknowing ignorance is preferable to informed stupidity.
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Ignorance Stupidity Unknowing
That isn’t greatness. That’s just foolishness.
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Foolishness Greatness
We were like deaf people trying to dance to a beat we couldn’t hear, long after the music actually stopped.
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Long People Trying
imaginary things were often the only items of real substance in people’s lives.
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People Real Substance

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