People see in stories what they’re looking for, my young friend.
BRANDON SANDERSONIn 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
More Brandon Sanderson Quotes
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Elantris, where he could live in bliss, rule in wisdom, and be worshiped for eternity. Eternity ended ten years ago.
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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?
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You cannot tempt the hearts of men who are pure.
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To age truly was to suffer the ultimate treason, that of one’s body against oneself.
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War has change him some, but on the inside, I think he’s still just a dreamer caught in a world with too much violence.
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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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Yet she was beginning to think that she– along with others– had taken this belief too far, letting her desire to seem humble become a form of pride itself. She now saw that when her faith had become about clothing instead of people, it had taken a wrong turn.
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They tried boiling books, but that didn’t work very well.” “I’m surprised they haven’t tried boiling one another.” “Oh, it’s been tried,” Galladon said. “Fortunately. something happens to us during the Shaod-apparently the flesh of a dead man doesn’t taste too good. Kolo?
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To believe, it seemed, one had to want to believe.
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Sometimes the prize is not worth the costs. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself.
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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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Can a woman not walk with her possessions down the street of a city?
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That’s the funny thing about arriving somewhere, Vin,” he said with a wink. “Once you’re there, the only thing you can really do is leave again.
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I’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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What was that?” Galladon demanded. “I think I just destroyed the biology section” Raoden replied with wonder.
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