That’s kind of what trust is, isn’t it? A willful self-delusion.
BRANDON SANDERSONThat’s kind of what trust is, isn’t it? A willful self-delusion.
BRANDON SANDERSONI take two hours off for my family every day. And then I write fourteen hours.
BRANDON SANDERSONIt’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.
BRANDON SANDERSONToo many of us take great pains with what we ingest through our mouths, and far less with what we partake of through our ears and eyes.
BRANDON SANDERSONTrue art was more than beauty; it was more than technique. It was not just imitation. It was boldness, it was contrast, it was subtlety.
BRANDON SANDERSONYou’ll never learn how to do your endings until you FINISH your endings.
BRANDON SANDERSONNormally, 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.
BRANDON SANDERSONA thing of nature. For every Push, there is a Pull. A consequence.
BRANDON SANDERSONRaoden looked up at his friend. “We’re not dead, Galladon, and we’re not damned. We’re just unfinished.
BRANDON SANDERSONYou said their prayer – is this the religion you believe in, then?” “I believe in them all.” Vin frowned. “None of them contradict each other?” Sazed smiled. “Oh, often and frequently they do. But, I respect the truths behind them all.
BRANDON SANDERSONI killed you once”, the Lord Ruler said, turning back to Kelsier. “You tried”, Kelsier replied, his voice loud and firm, carrying across the square. “But you can’t kill me, Lord Tyrant. I represent that thing you’ve never been able to kill no matter how hard you try. I am hope.
BRANDON SANDERSON“Well,” Rock said, “is involving much mudbeer and singing.” “How’s that a duel?” “He who can still sing after the most drinks is winner. Plus, soon’ everyone is so drunk that they forget what argument was about.” Teft laughed. “Beats knives at dawn, I suppose.
BRANDON SANDERSONWhen 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.
BRANDON SANDERSONI’m convinced that responsibility is some kind of psychological disease.
BRANDON SANDERSONWayne: You wanna know why I really came to find you? Waxilliam: Why? Wayne: I thought of you happy in a comfy bed, resting and relaxing, spending the rest of your life sipping tea and reading papers while people bring you food and maids rub your toes and stuff.
BRANDON SANDERSONAnd Vin liked solitude. When you’re alone, no one can betray you
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