…somehow the old philosophers could make even the most salacious topics seem boring.
BRANDON SANDERSONShe loved the teachings of the Five Visions. Humility. Sacrifice. Seeing another’s problems before your own.
More Brandon Sanderson Quotes
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Sometimes the prize is not worth the costs. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself.
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In the end, I worry that my arrogance shall destroy us all.
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Can a woman not walk with her possessions down the street of a city?
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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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Well Vin says that there’s something behind all this, right? Some evil force of doom or whatever? Well, if I were said force of doom, then I certainly wouldn’t have used my powers to turn the land black. It just lacks flair. Red. Now, that would be an interesting color.
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That’s the point, isn’t it? We have to live on, no matter how hard it gets. We’ll win in the end.
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…Generally people don’t recomend this type of book at all. It is far too interesting. Perhaps you have had other books recomended to you. Perhaps, even, you have been given books by friends, parents, teachers, then told that these books are the type you have to read.
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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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The man who spent his youth being shoved around, however … When that man gets a little power and authority, he often uses it to become a tyrant on par with the worst warlords in history.
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A person knows when they’re in darkness, even when they can’t see. -Nightblood
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Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination.
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I consider myself to be a man of principle. But, what man does not? Even the cutthroat, I have noticed, considers his actions “moral” after a fashion.
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When I write my books, actually I’m known for very logical rule-based magic systems. I write with one foot in fantasy and one foot in science fiction.
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Why do they call it research if I’ve only done it this one time?
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The right belief is like a good cloak, I think. If it fits you well, it keeps you warm and safe. The wrong fit however, can suffocate.
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