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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.

Brandon Sanderson

My outlines are always very goal-based. What do I want to have happen by the ending and how can I earn that.
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Goal Happens Want
I Write those words in steel for anything else not set in metal cannot be trusted
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Metal Steel Writing
To lack feeling is to be dead, but to act on every feeling is to be a child.
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Children Dead Feelings
Lately, I feel like my life is a book written in a language I don’t know how to read.
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Book Language Life
I’m planning to do! Dockson stood for a moment then he laughed too. “By the Lord Ruler, it’s good to have you back, kell! I’m afraid I’ve grown rather boring during the last few years” “We’ll fix that” Kelsier promised.
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Back Few Years Laughed Planning
That’s the point, isn’t it? We have to live on, no matter how hard it gets. We’ll win in the end.
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End Matter Winning
A person knows when they’re in darkness, even when they can’t see. -Nightblood
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Darkness Knows Person
If men should read these words, let them know that power is a heavy burden. Seek not to be bound by its chains.
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Burden Men Should
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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Fortunately Pretzel Ridiculous
The right belief is like a good cloak, I think. If it fits you well, it keeps you warm and safe. The wrong fit however, can suffocate.
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Belief Safe Thinking
It’s actually a rather romantic and dramatic story — one I would eagerly tell you, except for the fact that I recently forgot it, based on it being far too long and having not enough decapitations.
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Facts Long Stories
I will protect those who cannot protect themselves.
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People Protect Themselves
Why do they call it research if I’ve only done it this one time?
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Done One Research Time
I take two hours off for my family every day. And then I write fourteen hours.
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Family Two Writing
It is very important to be reading as well as writing. A doctor is not going to ignore new surgery practices.
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Doctors Reading Writing
There are two kinds of people in this world, son. Those who save lives, and those who take lives.” “And what of those who protect and defend? Those who save lives by taking lives?” “That’s like trying to stop a storm by blowing harder. Ridiculous. You can’t protect by killing.
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Defend People Protect Son Two
What is it we value? Innovation. Originality. Novelty. But most importantly…timeliness. I fear you may be too late, my confused, unfortunate, friend.
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Confused Innovation Unfortunate
An ominous crash came from the clouds above them, and Raoden felt a wet drop splat against his head. “Fantastic,” Galladon grumbled. “I’m enjoying myself already.
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Already Drop I Optimist
Those seemed to become figures, crafted by the bones and branches stretching from the heaps on the ground. Bodies and souls. His movement made the shadows twist, as if turning to regard him.
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Ground Heaps Movement Twist
Vin shook her head. “No, not me. I’m not a good person or a bad person. I’m just here to kill things.” OreSeur watched her for a moment, then settled back down. “Regardless,” he said, “you are not my worst master. That is, perhaps, a compliment among our people.
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Compliment Good People Person
…Generally people don’t recomend this type of book at all. It is far too interesting. Perhaps you have had other books recomended to you. Perhaps, even, you have been given books by friends, parents, teachers, then told that these books are the type you have to read.
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Book Meaningful Teacher
I froze, shocked. (And don’t try to clam that you did anything different the first time a government bureaucrat pulled a gun on you.)
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Government Gun Trying
Faith isn’t about logic, son,” Haddek said. “Perhaps that’s your problem. You cannot ‘disprove’ the things you study, any more than we can prove to you that the Hero will save us. We simply must believe it, and accept the things Preservation has taught us.
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Believe Hero Simply Son
I strive for nothing if not consistency
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Consistency Nothing Strive
Welcome, Ruin said, to godhood.
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Ruins Said Welcome
How do you do that?” Mennis asked, frowning. “What?” “Smile so much.” “Oh, I’m just a happy person.
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Frowning Happy Person
…somehow the old philosophers could make even the most salacious topics seem boring.
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Boring Philosopher Topics

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