Quotes from Brandon Sanderson, Firefight

We got there without being spotted. I pulled her in, then shut the door, pressing my back to it and exhaling like an epileptic pilot who'd just landed a cargo plane full of dynamite.

Thank you. For being willing to talk. For not turning me in. For... being you.''I'm pretty good at being me, ' I said. 'I've had all these years to practice--I hardly ever get it wrong these days.

As she'd left, I'd glanced at her gun.This time, when she'd pointed it at me, she'd flicked the safety on. If that wasn't true love, I don't know what was.

I hadn't been a nerd, mind you. I'd just been the type of guy who spent a lot of time by himself, focused entirely on a single consuming interest.

My life wasn't just about one city, or one Epic, anymore. It was about a war. It was about finding a way to stop the Epics.Permanently.

Nice work, " he said.I grinned."You look like hell, though, " he noted."I doubt hell has this much Kool-Aid, " I replied.