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.
BRANDON SANDERSONHer aunt Sol had once told Shai to smile at the worst insults and snap at the minor ones. That way, no man would know your heart.
More Brandon Sanderson Quotes
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It was amazing how many books one could fit into a room, assuming one didn’t want to move around very much.
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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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Honestly, for an evil god of darkness, he certainly can be dull.
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Everyone gets scared, Princess. Even brave men sometimes run the first time they see battle. In armies, that’s why there’s so much training. The ones who hold aren’t the courageous ones, they’re the well-trained ones. We have instincts like any other animal.
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To live is to have worries and uncertainties. Keep them inside, and they will destroy you for certain–leaving behind a person so callused that emotion can find no root in his heart.
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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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Not all librarians are evil cultists. Some librarians are instead vengeful undead who want to suck your soul.
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Faith means that it doesn’t matter what happens. You can trust that somebody is watching. Trust that somebody will make it all right.
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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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How did men believe in something that preached love on one hand, yet taught destruction of unbelievers on the other? How did one rationalize belief with no proof?
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In the end, I worry that my arrogance shall destroy us all.
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I’ve seen Steelheart bleed
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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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My dear, did you just try to prove the existence of God with your cleavage?
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You’ll never learn how to do your endings until you FINISH your endings.
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