Brandon Sanderson Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Novels aren’t just happy escapes; they are slivers of people’s souls, nailed to the pages, dripping ink from veins of wood pulp. Reading the right one at the right time can make all the difference.”
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“By now, it is probably very late at night, and you have stayed up to read this book when you should have gone to sleep. If this is the case, then I commend you for falling into my trap. It is a writer's greatest pleasure to hear that someone was kept up until the unholy hours of the morning reading one of his books. It goes back to authors being terrible people who delight in the suffering of others. Plus, we get a kickback from the caffeine industry...”
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“Mocking a woman is like drinking too much wine. It may be fun for a short time, but the hangover is hell.”
-- Brandon SandersonSource : Brandon Sanderson (2009). “Warbreaker”, p.82, Macmillan
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“And so, does the destination matter? Or is it the path we take? I declare that no accomplishment has substance nearly as great as the road used to achieve it. We are not creatures of destinations. It is the journey that shapes us. Our callused feet, our backs strong from carrying the weight of our travels, our eyes open with the fresh delight of experiences lived.”
-- Brandon SandersonSource : Brandon Sanderson (2010). “The Way of Kings”, p.818, Macmillan
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“Women? Women are like...thunderstorms. They're beautiful to look at, and sometimes they're nice to listen to-but most of the time they're just plain inconvenient.”
-- Brandon SandersonSource : Brandon Sanderson (2010). “Mistborn: The Final Empire”, p.380, Macmillan
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“Why did they believe? Because they saw miracles. Things one man took as chance, a man of faith took as a sign. A loved one recovering from disease, a fortunate business deal, a chance meeting with a long lost friend. It wasn't the grand doctrines or the sweeping ideals that seemed to make believers out of men. It was the simple magic in the world around them.”
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“I've always been very confident in my immaturity.”
-- Brandon SandersonSource : Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.217, Macmillan
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“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.”
-- Brandon SandersonSource : Brandon Sanderson (2017). “Brandon Sanderson's Fantasy Firsts: (The Way of Kings, Mistborn: The Final Empire, Rithmatist, Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians)”, p.1775, Macmillan
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“The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.”
-- Brandon SandersonSource : Brandon Sanderson (2011). “The Alloy of Law: A Mistborn Novel”, p.69, Macmillan
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“You could be writing the book that changes your life.”
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“Small things were important. Secods were small things, and if you heaped enough of those on top of one another, they became a man's life.”
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“I try to avoid having thoughts. They lead to other thoughts, and—if you’re not careful—those lead to actions. Actions make you tired. I have this on rather good authority from someone who once read it in a book.”
-- Brandon SandersonSource : Brandon Sanderson (2009). “Warbreaker”, p.84, Macmillan
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“Everything is a contest. All dealings among men are a contest in which some will succeed and others fail. And some are failing quite spectacularly.”
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“Never throw the first punch. If you have to throw the second, try to make sure they don't get up for a third.”
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“Does one deserve to have evil done to her by consequence of putting herself where evil can reach her?”
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“In the end, all men die. How you lived will be far more important to the Almighty than what you accomplished.”
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“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.”
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“A man was defined not by his flaws, but by how he overcame them.”
-- Brandon SandersonSource : Brandon Sanderson (2010). “The Well of Ascension: Book Two of Mistborn”, p.202, Macmillan
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“Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack.”
-- Brandon SandersonSource : Brandon Sanderson (2014). “Brandon Sanderson Sampler: The Way of Kings and Mistborn”, p.48, Macmillan
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“What is belief - what is faith - if you don't continue it after failure?”
-- Brandon SandersonSource : Brandon Sanderson (2010). “Mistborn: The Final Empire”, p.710, Macmillan
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“You will find that hate can unify people more quickly and more fervently than devotion ever could.”
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“A man can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give to him. All of the brilliant ideas in the world cannot save your kingdom if no one will listen to them.”
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“Unknowing ignorance is preferable to informed stupidity.”
-- Brandon SandersonSource : Brandon Sanderson (2009). “Warbreaker”, p.311, Macmillan
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“But you can't kill me, Lord Tyrant. I represent that one thing you've never been able to kill, no matter how hard you try. I am hope.”
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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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“I Write those words in steel for anything else not set in metal cannot be trusted”
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“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. I could, however, make myself insane, if I wished. (Though if I achieved the second, I might be able to make myself think I'd achieved the first....) 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?”
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“Too many of us take great pains with what we ingest through our mouths, and far less with what we partake of through our ears and eyes.”
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“Well, then," he said. "Let's do it." "What?" Vin asked. "Save the world." Elend said. "Stop the ash.”
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“Good men don't become legends," he said quietly. "Good men don't need to become legends." She opened her eyes, looking up at him. "They just do what's right anyway.”
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