If men should read these words, let them know that power is a heavy burden. Seek not to be bound by its chains.
BRANDON SANDERSONI’m convinced that responsibility is some kind of psychological disease.
More Brandon Sanderson Quotes
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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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Waxillium glanced at him. “That hat looks ridiculous.” “Fortunately, I can change hats,” Wayne said in the pretzel-guy accent, “while you, sir, are stuck with that face.
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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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Anyway, if there’s a lesson to be learned, it’s this: great success often depends on being able to distinguish between the impossible and the improbable. Or, in easier terms, distinguishing between Popsicles and insanity. Any questions?
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Ah, the outdoors,’ Shallan said. ‘I visited that mythical place once.
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He smiled despite the grief he felt at the deaths of his men; he smiled because that was what he did. That was how he proved to the Lord Ruler-and to himself-that he wasn’t beaten.
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It’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.
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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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Mocking a woman is like drinking too much wine. It may be fun for a short time, but the hangover is hell.
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In fact, it’s so violently bitter that no one can keep it down.” “It’s nice to see that cannibalism has been so logically ruled out as an option,” Raoden said dryly
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I’m just good at ignoring the fact that I’m terrified. If I ever realize how scared I am, you’ll probably find me trying to hide under those cobblestones over there.
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I’ve seen Steelheart bleed
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Can a woman not walk with her possessions down the street of a city?
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You see the dilemma?” Ham asked. “I see an idiot,” Breeze mumbled.
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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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