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How do you do that?” Mennis asked, frowning. “What?” “Smile so much.” “Oh, I’m just a happy person.

Brandon Sanderson

I point out truths when I see them, Brightlord Sadeas. Each man has his place. Mine is to make insults. Yours is to be in-sluts.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Decent Insult Men Mines
Well Vin says that there’s something behind all this, right? Some evil force of doom or whatever? Well, if I were said force of doom, then I certainly wouldn’t have used my powers to turn the land black. It just lacks flair. Red. Now, that would be an interesting color.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Blood Running Thinking
Remember that your job as a practicing writer is to remember it’s never going to be perfect on your first pass.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Firsts Jobs Perfect
Personally, I like it much better when someone else does the decision making. That way you have legitimate grounds to whine and complain.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Interesting Leadership Two
You cannot blame me for being what I am. Without me, nothing would end. Nothing could end. And therefore, nothing could grow. I am life. Would you fight life itself?
BRANDON SANDERSON

Age Blame Fight Itself Nothing
I’ve seen Steelheart bleed
BRANDON SANDERSON

Bleed Seen Steelheart
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.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Fortunately Pretzel Ridiculous
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
It was amazing how many books one could fit into a room, assuming one didn’t want to move around very much.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Book Moving Want
People can do great things. However, there are some things they just CAN’T do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into a Popsicle, despite years of effort.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Effort People Years
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.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Happens Trouble Wayne
It’s like a banana farm for guns!
BRANDON SANDERSON

Bananas Farms Gun
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?
BRANDON SANDERSON

Believe Men Past
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.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Dark Hustle Long
When I write my books, actually I’m known for very logical rule-based magic systems. I write with one foot in fantasy and one foot in science fiction.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Book Feet Writing
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.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Authority History Shoved Worst

How do you do that?” Mennis asked, frowning. “What?” “Smile so much.” “Oh, I’m just a happy person.

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