I try to avoid having thoughts. They lead to other thoughts, and—if you’re not careful—those lead to actions. Actions make you tired. I have this on rather good authority from someone who once read it in a book.
BRANDON SANDERSONIf 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.
More Brandon Sanderson Quotes
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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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You see the dilemma?” Ham asked. “I see an idiot,” Breeze mumbled.
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Normally, I have a lot of alpha readers on my books. These are people that, once I finish a novel, I let them look at it and give me a reader response.
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It sounds to me, young one,” Haddek said, “that you are searching for something that cannot be found.” “The truth?” Sazed said. “No,” Haddek replied. “A religion that requires no faith of its believers.
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People can do great things. However, there are some things 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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Finally, you found yourself in the wrong city, wondering why the signs on the roadway hadn’t led you better.
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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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Unknowing ignorance is preferable to informed stupidity.
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Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope.
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The best performances, are those that can be performed once.
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How do you do that?” Mennis asked, frowning. “What?” “Smile so much.” “Oh, I’m just a happy person.
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Elend: I kind of lost track of time… Breeze: For two hours? Elend: There were books involved.
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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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It’s not imitating anything; it has become a better version of itself.
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What was that?” Galladon demanded. “I think I just destroyed the biology section” Raoden replied with wonder.
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