Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope.
BRANDON SANDERSONI’ve found you can ignore half of what Dox tells you and not miss much-except for maybe they occasional complaint that you’re spending too much.
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Control yourself. Become someone who can handle this.
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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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Wayne’s a little attached to that hat,” Waxillium said. “He thinks it’s lucky.” Wayne: “It is lucky. I ain’t never died while wearing that hat.” Marasi frowned. “I … I’m not sure I know how to respond.” Wax: “That’s a common reaction to Wayne.
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But you can’t kill me, Lord Tyrant. I represent that one thing you’ve never been able to kill, no matter how hard you try. I am hope.
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The best performances, are those that can be performed once.
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There are no endings, and never will be endings, to the turning of the Wheel of Time. But it was an ending.
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You said their prayer – is this the religion you believe in, then?” “I believe in them all.” Vin frowned. “None of them contradict each other?” Sazed smiled. “Oh, often and frequently they do. But, I respect the truths behind them all.
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How did men believe in something that preached love on one hand, yet taught destruction of unbelievers on the other? How did one rationalize belief with no proof?
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Kelsier smiled. ‘It means that you, Vin, are a very special person. You have a power that most high noblemen envy. It is a power that, had you been born an aristocrat, would have made you one of the most deadly and influential people in all of the final empire.’
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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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Not all librarians are evil cultists. Some librarians are instead vengeful undead who want to suck your soul.
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A man was defined not by his flaws, but by how he overcame them.
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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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Why do they call it research if I’ve only done it this one time?
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Everyone gets scared, Princess. Even brave men sometimes run the first time they see battle. In armies, that’s why there’s so much training. The ones who hold aren’t the courageous ones, they’re the well-trained ones. We have instincts like any other animal.
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