Quotes from Brandon Sanderson

You are inexperienced. So was I, once. So is every man. The measure of a person is not how much they have lived. . . It's in how they make us of what life has shown them.

Men rarely see their own actions as unjustified.

Using a fetching face to make men do as you wish is no different from a man using muscle to force a woman to his will. Both are base, and both will fail a person as they age.

He smiled despite the grief he felt at the deaths of his men; he smiled because that was what he did. That was how he proved to the Lord Ruler-and to himself-that he wasn't beaten.

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.

The motivations of men. They never make sense. And they always make sense.

Authority doesn't come from a rank.," Kaladin said, fingering the spheres in his pocket. "Where does it come from?" "From the men who give it to you. That's the only way to get it.

Men protect things they find important," Galladon said with a shrug. "If you object, you shouldn't have made yourself so irreplaceable.Kolo?" -Brandon Sanderson (Elantris)

However a man who was honest and clever was always, ALWAYS more difficult to scam than someone who was both dishonest and clever. Sincerity. It was so difficult , by definition, to fake.

Every man is a hero of his own story.

You cannot tempt the hearts of men who are pure.

How do you 'accidentally' kill a noble man in his own mansion?" "With a knife in the chest. Or, rather, a pair of knives in the chest.

You're a mean old man, Your Grace." "And that is the way it should be." Roial informed. "Mean young men are trivial, and kindly old men boring. Here, let me get us something to drink.

Once one becomes a man, he can and must make his own decisions. But I do offer warning. Even a good thing can become destructive if taken to excess.

It is a writer's greatest pleasure to hear that someone was kept up until the unholy hours of the morning reading one of their books

Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope.

Men are more resilient than that, I think. Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope.

War is far worse. At least where politics is going on, there are usually nice hors d'oeuvres.

My dear, did you just try to prove the existence of God with your cleavage?

Elend started. "Vin!" Then, he smiled. "What took you so long?" "I got delayed by an Inquistor and a dark god," she said. "Now hustle.

Honestly, for an evil god of darkness, he certainly can be dull.

No, not me.I'm not a good person or a bad person.I'm just here to kill things.

Being polite to a person is not a sign of respect for them. It is merely a sign of a good upbringing and a balanced nature.

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.