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I’m far more than just a ‘mild’ annoyance–people tell me I can be downright frustrating. Might as well use this talent for the cause of good, eh?

Brandon Sanderson

And Vin liked solitude. When you’re alone, no one can betray you
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Betray Like Solitude
We are not creatures of destinations. It is the journey that shapes us. Our callused feet, our backs strong from carrying the weight of our travels, our eyes open with the fresh delight of experiences lived.
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Delightful Experience Fresh Strong Travel
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
It was amazing how many books one could fit into a room, assuming one didn’t want to move around very much.
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Book Moving Want
Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination.
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Death Journey Weakness
You first took a little step off a path to avoid some rocks. For a while, you walked alongside the path, but then you wandered out a little way to step on softer soil. Then you stopped paying attention as you drifted farther and farther away.
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Attention Rocks Some Stopped Wandered
We were like deaf people trying to dance to a beat we couldn’t hear, long after the music actually stopped.
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Long People Trying
To believe, it seemed, one had to want to believe.
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Believe Seemed Want
Elend started. “Vin!” Then, he smiled. “What took you so long?” “I got delayed by an Inquistor and a dark god,” she said. “Now hustle.
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Dark Hustle Long
They tried boiling books, but that didn’t work very well.” “I’m surprised they haven’t tried boiling one another.” “Oh, it’s been tried,” Galladon said. “Fortunately. something happens to us during the Shaod-apparently the flesh of a dead man doesn’t taste too good. Kolo?
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Boiling Book Men Nice
I Write those words in steel for anything else not set in metal cannot be trusted
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Metal Steel Writing
Act with honor, and Honor will aid you
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Act Aids Honor
I’m not really sure why. But… do you stop loving someone just because they betray you? I don’t think so. That’s what makes the betrayal hurt so much – pain, frustration, anger… and I still loved her. I still do.
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Betrayal Hurt Pain
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 bring you a message from a friend of ours,” she said quietly. “He wanted you to know that he’s not dead. He can’t be killed.” “He is hope.” The she raised the spear and rammed it directly into the Lord Ruler’s heart.
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Heart Lord Messages
In the end, I worry that my arrogance shall destroy us all.
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Arrogance End Worry

I’m far more than just a ‘mild’ annoyance–people tell me I can be downright frustrating. Might as well use this talent for the cause of good, eh?

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I’m far more than just a ‘mild’ annoyance–people tell me I can be downright frustrating. Might as well use this talent for the cause of good, eh?

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