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It is a time of change,” Sazed said. ”Perhaps it is also time to learn of other truths, other ways.

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Ham shook his head, sitting down, pouring himself something to drink. “I don’t get it, El. Why’d she attack him?” “She’s loony,” Spook said.
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Ham Pouring Sitting Down
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
I don’t have much time for stories,” Vin said. “Seems that fewer and fewer people do, these days.” A canopy kept off the ash, but he seemed unconcerned about the mists. “It makes me wonder what is so alluring about the real world that gives them all such a fetish for it. It’s not a very nice place these days.
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Nice People Real
The motivations of men. They never make sense. And they always make sense.
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Make Men Motivation Sense
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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Distinguish Distinguishing Impossible
When I do research, I cast my net very widely and then snatch what feels right out of that. Occasionally I’ll read a specific book for a specific book, but usually I’m trying to increase my general understanding.
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Book Trying Understanding
That’s kind of what trust is, isn’t it? A willful self-delusion.
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Delusion Kind Self
Raoden looked up at his friend. “We’re not dead, Galladon, and we’re not damned. We’re just unfinished.
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Gallon Looked Unfinished
This makes readers feel hurt and worried for the characters. The simple truth is that authors like making people squirm. If this weren’t the case, all novels would be filled completely with cute bunnies having birthday parties.
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Completely Cute
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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Firsts Jobs Perfect
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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Back Few Years Laughed Planning
Authors also create lovable, friendly characters, then proceed to do terrible things to them, like throw them in unsightly librarian-controlled dungeons.
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Cute Hurt Party
I’m convinced that responsibility is some kind of psychological disease.
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Brain Disease Responsibility
There was rarely an obvious branching point in a person’s life. People changed slowly, over time. You didn’t take on step, then find yourself in a completely new location.
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Cities People Rocks
Faith isn’t about logic, son,” Haddek said. “Perhaps that’s your problem. You cannot ‘disprove’ the things you study, any more than we can prove to you that the Hero will save us. We simply must believe it, and accept the things Preservation has taught us.
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Believe Hero Simply Son
My name is Stephen Leeds, and I am perfectly sane. My hallucinations, however, are all quite mad.
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Hallucination Mad Names

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