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Entropy shakes its angry fist at you for being clever enough to organize the world. (p 2)

Brandon Sanderson

To believe, it seemed, one had to want to believe.
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Believe Seemed Want
Sing!” Grandpa Smedry yelled, his voice echoing down a hallway to the right.”Sing!” If he breaks into song I think I might have to strangle myself… I thought, cringing.
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Song Thinking Voice
That isn’t greatness. That’s just foolishness.
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Foolishness Greatness
I froze, shocked. (And don’t try to clam that you did anything different the first time a government bureaucrat pulled a gun on you.)
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Government Gun Trying
Elend: I kind of lost track of time… Breeze: For two hours? Elend: There were books involved.
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Book Track Two
Attacking a provincial lord in his manor house, surrounded by guards…Honestly, Kell, I’d nearly forgotten how foolhardy you can be. “Foolhardy?” Kelsier asked with a laugh. “that wasn’t foolhardy – that was just a small diversion. You should see some of the things
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House Laughing Years
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
Personally, I like it much better when someone else does the decision making. That way you have legitimate grounds to whine and complain.
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Interesting Leadership Two
To age truly was to suffer the ultimate treason, that of one’s body against oneself.
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Age Body Suffering
They are presented attractively for the same reason that kittens are cute – so that they can draw you in, then pounce on you for the kill. Seriously. Stay away from kittens.
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Cute Kitten Reason
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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Action Character Defense
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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Arrogant Guess Man Own Perhaps
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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Important Mean Victory
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 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.
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Action Book Careful Tired Trying
What did you put in the fire?” Kaladin said. “To make that special smoke?” “Nothing. It was just and ordinary fire.” “But, I saw-” “What you saw belongs to you.
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Fire Mean Thinking

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