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The door slammed open. Vivenna jumped, putting a hand to her chest. Vasher walked in. ‘Start reaching for that sword when you’re startled,’ he said. ‘There’s little reason to grab your shirt, unless you’re planning to rip it off.

Brandon Sanderson

Overcome your guilt. Care, but not too much. Take responsibility, but don’t blame yourself. Protect, save, help- but know when to give up. They’re precarious ledges to walk. How do I do it?
BRANDON SANDERSON

Giving Guilt Responsibility Up
You cannot tempt the hearts of men who are pure.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Heart Men Pure
Why do they call it research if I’ve only done it this one time?
BRANDON SANDERSON

Done One Research Time
That isn’t greatness. That’s just foolishness.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Foolishness Greatness
Now, I had been frightened on several different occasions in my life. The most frightening of these involved an elevator and a mime.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Different Elevators Frightened
I need something, Wax. A place to look. You always did the thinking.” “Yes, having a brain helps with that, surprisingly.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Brain Needs Thinking
How could they honestly expect him to have faith in something that taught of miracles and wonders in the far past, but carefully gave excuses for why such things didn’t occur in the present day?
BRANDON SANDERSON

Carefully Occur Present Day
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.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Completely Cute
There are no endings, and never will be endings, to the turning of the Wheel of Time. But it was an ending.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Ending Time Wheels
It is a time of change,” Sazed said. ”Perhaps it is also time to learn of other truths, other ways.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Change Said Truth Way
I want you to go back into the barrack and tell the men to come out after the storm. Tell them to look up at me tied here. Tell them I’ll open my eyes and look back at them, and they’ll know hat I survived.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Eye Men Storm
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.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Achieve Anything Condemning
You’re a sword not a palm tree
BRANDON SANDERSON

Palm Sword Tree
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?
BRANDON SANDERSON

Distinguish Distinguishing Impossible
Too 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 SANDERSON

Ears Eyes Pain
I’ve seen Steelheart bleed
BRANDON SANDERSON

Bleed Seen Steelheart

The door slammed open. Vivenna jumped, putting a hand to her chest. Vasher walked in. ‘Start reaching for that sword when you’re startled,’ he said. ‘There’s little reason to grab your shirt, unless you’re planning to rip it off.

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The door slammed open. Vivenna jumped, putting a hand to her chest. Vasher walked in. ‘Start reaching for that sword when you’re startled,’ he said. ‘There’s little reason to grab your shirt, unless you’re planning to rip it off.

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