Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination.
BRANDON SANDERSONYou’ll never learn how to do your endings until you FINISH your endings.
More Brandon Sanderson Quotes
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War is far worse. At least where politics is going on, there are usually nice hors d’oeuvres.
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Yet, upon closer examination he might see that without one, the other becomes useless. The wise man then sees that both lock and key were created for the same purpose.
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Remember that your job as a practicing writer is to remember it’s never going to be perfect on your first pass.
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Have you finally grown so jealous of my impeccable fashion sense that you’ve decided to have me disposed of?
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Does one deserve to have evil done to her by consequence of putting herself where evil can reach her?
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To lack feeling is to be dead, but to act on every feeling is to be a child.
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Raoden looked up at his friend. “We’re not dead, Galladon, and we’re not damned. We’re just unfinished.
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You know, I was a nerdy kid going through high school, and then I got to college and that all vanished. I mean, a lot of my good friends – when we were in high school, we would never have been able to hang out together because we were in such different cliques or whatever. Now, who cares?
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A thing of nature. For every Push, there is a Pull. A consequence.
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However a man who was honest and clever was always, ALWAYS more difficult to scam than someone who was both dishonest and clever. Sincerity. It was so difficult , by definition, to fake.
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I loathe what you’ve done. What has happened to you?’ Test him!’ Rand whispered, voice dangerous. ‘Before condemning me, let us first determine if my sins have achieved anything beyond my own damnation.
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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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Kelsier leaned forward again. ‘But, you weren’t born an aristocrat. You’re not noble, Vin. You don’t have to play by their rules–and that makes you even more powerful.
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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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The more limitations you put on a character often times the better a character you’ll make them, the more interesting the story becomes because the character can’t simply wave a hand and make something happen. They have to work within the framework.
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