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Now, I had been frightened on several different occasions in my life. The most frightening of these involved an elevator and a mime.

Brandon Sanderson

When I do research, I cast my net very widely and then snatch what feels right out of that. Occasionally I’ll read a specific book for a specific book, but usually I’m trying to increase my general understanding.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Book Trying Understanding
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
The wood bounced off the man’s helmet, but the blow was powerful enough to daze him, so Lukel followed it with a solid blow to the face. The soldier dropped and Lukel grabbed his weapon. Now he had a sword. He only wished he knew how to use it.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Dropped Followed Hamlet Soldier
It’s not imitating anything; it has become a better version of itself.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Better Imitating Versions
You’ll never learn how to do your endings until you FINISH your endings.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Ending Finish Learn
The best performances, are those that can be performed once.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Best Done People Performances
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
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
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.)
BRANDON SANDERSON

Government Gun Trying
…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.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Book Meaningful Teacher
My name is Stephen Leeds, and I am perfectly sane. My hallucinations, however, are all quite mad.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Hallucination Mad Names
You’re a sword not a palm tree
BRANDON SANDERSON

Palm Sword Tree
Are there any religions on your list that include the slaughter of noblemen as a holy duty?
BRANDON SANDERSON

Holy Lists Noblemen
My dear, did you just try to prove the existence of God with your cleavage?
BRANDON SANDERSON

Existence Trying Use
I Write those words in steel for anything else not set in metal cannot be trusted
BRANDON SANDERSON

Metal Steel Writing
What did you put in the fire?” Kaladin said. “To make that special smoke?” “Nothing. It was just and ordinary fire.” “But, I saw-” “What you saw belongs to you.
BRANDON SANDERSON

Fire Mean Thinking

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