black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Finally, you found yourself in the wrong city, wondering why the signs on the roadway hadn’t led you better.

Brandon Sanderson

Her aunt Sol had once told Shai to smile at the worst insults and snap at the minor ones. That way, no man would know your heart.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Aunt Heart Men
Have you finally grown so jealous of my impeccable fashion sense that you’ve decided to have me disposed of?
BRANDON SANDERSON

Fashion Impeccable Jealous
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
imaginary things were often the only items of real substance in people’s lives.
BRANDON SANDERSON

People Real Substance
What is it we value? Innovation. Originality. Novelty. But most importantly…timeliness. I fear you may be too late, my confused, unfortunate, friend.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Confused Innovation Unfortunate
The finest defense of character is correct action. Acquaint yourself with virtue, and you can expect proper treatment from those around you.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Action Character Defense
The more limitations you put on a character often times the better a character you’ll make them, the more interesting the story becomes because the character can’t simply wave a hand and make something happen. They have to work within the framework.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Character Hands Interesting
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.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Compliment Good People Person
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
Kelsier leaned forward again. ‘But, you weren’t born an aristocrat. You’re not noble, Vin. You don’t have to play by their rules–and that makes you even more powerful.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Aristocrat Make Noble Play Powerful
Why do they call it research if I’ve only done it this one time?
BRANDON SANDERSON

Done One Research Time
Unknowing ignorance is preferable to informed stupidity.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Ignorance Stupidity Unknowing
It’s all right Wayne,” Waxillium said softly. “I’ve made a promise. I told Lord Harms I’d return Steris to him. And I will. That is that.” “Then I will remain and help,” Marasi said. “That is that.” “And I could really use some food,” Wayne added. “Fat is fat.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Promise Return Use
That’s kind of what trust is, isn’t it? A willful self-delusion.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Delusion Kind Self
Katar,” Raoden called. Yes, My Lord?” Do you know what it is? The secret, I mean?” Kahar smiled. “I havent’t been hungry in days, my lord. It is the most amazing feeling in the world-I don’t evern notice the pain anymore.” Raoden nodded, and Kahar left.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Mean Pain Simple
People can do great things. However, there are somethings they just can’t do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into a Popsicle, despite years of effort.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Instance Lessons Sometimes Thinking Years
My outlines are always very goal-based. What do I want to have happen by the ending and how can I earn that.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Goal Happens Want
If I should die,” Dalinar said, “then I would do so having lived my life right. It is not the destination that matters, but how one arrives there.” “The Codes?” “No. The Way of Kings.” “That storming book.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Book Kings Matter
Well, then,” he said. “Let’s do it.” “What?” Vin asked. “Save the world.” Elend said. “Stop the ash.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Ashes Said World
Joy was more than just an absence of discomfort.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Absence Discomfort Joy
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.’
BRANDON SANDERSON

Empire Mean Play Powerful
You people are all insane. How I ended up with you, I’ll never know.” Breeze laughed. “Now, that’s a lie, Cett. You know exactly how you ended up joining with us. We threatened to kill you if you didn’t!
BRANDON SANDERSON

Ended Insane Lying People
Raoden looked up at his friend. “We’re not dead, Galladon, and we’re not damned. We’re just unfinished.
BRANDON SANDERSON

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

Frowning Happy Person
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
Not all librarians are evil cultists. Some librarians are instead vengeful undead who want to suck your soul.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Evil Soul Vengeful Want
It’s like a banana farm for guns!
BRANDON SANDERSON

Bananas Farms Gun

Finally, you found yourself in the wrong city, wondering why the signs on the roadway hadn’t led you better.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Finally, you found yourself in the wrong city, wondering why the signs on the roadway hadn’t led you better.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Brandon Sanderson Quotes