Quotes from Brandon Sanderson

Wayne. You aren't the best I could do. You're the best there is. And no being, neither god nor mortal, could have wished for more than one such as you.

Fun tip: Being told 'I kept you in the dark to protect you' is not only frustrating, but condescending as well. It's a truly economical way to demean someone; if you're looking to fit more denigration into an already busy schedule, give it a try.

There was nothing quite so frustrating as soft words being wielded like clubs.

The explosion, it seemed, had shocked the life into people.*

Morningtide's Poco pulled upward into a loop—trailed by three Krell ships. Almost there. Almost there! The Krell destructors flared. Hit. Hit again. And then… A burst of light. A spray of sparks. And Morningtide died in a massive explosion. She didn't have a chance to eject.

Need. That word had strange effects on men. Some ran when you used it. Others grew nervous.

I'm not crazy, I'm compratmentalized.

Love must be allowed to flow both ways - if it is not, then it is not truly love, I think. It is something else. Infatuation, perhaps? either way, there are some of us who are far too quick to make martyrs of ourselves. We stand at the side, watching, thinking that we do the right things be inaction. We fear pain - our own, or that of another.

And so, untold millions screamed out in pain, and then were suddenly silenced. I hope you're happy.

We exist to be killed," Kaladin said. He blinked, glancing at the other few members of Bridge Four sitting apathetically in the rain. "If we're not dead already.

You must understand that he knew the risks of living in an undeveloped civilization. Creatures of lesser intelligence cannot be held responsible for their acts of barbarity. You have not yet learned a better way.

There's always another perspective, if you look hard enough.

The sea was so open, so welcoming. Pay her a little respect, and she would carry you anywhere you wished to go. She'd even feed you along the way and lull you to sleep with her songs at night.

That's the way of most rulership," Ham mused. "What is a government but an institutionalized method of making sure somebody else does all the work?

My father used to say that there are two kinds of people in the world," Kaladin whispered, voice raspy. "He said there are those who take lives. And there are those who save lives.

The heroes from the legends weren't necessarily the polite types. Killing people and fancy talking didn't always go together, old Jarel had once told him.

Los recuerdos son fósiles, huesos dejados por versiones muertas de nosotros mismos.

We are not creatures of destinations. It is the journey that shapes us.

You really think you can buy some rope without drawing attention?" Lopen lounged back against the wall. "My cousin's never failed me." "How many cousins do you have, anyway?" Earless Jaks asked. "A man can never have enough cousins," Lopen said.

Tress looked toward Crow. And then, Tress took the singular step that separated her from people in most stories. The act, it might be said, that defined her as a hero. She did something so incredible, I can barley express its majesty. I should consider this more, Tress thought to herself, and not jump to conclusions.

She slumped toward the ground, but I grabbed her and heaved her onto my shoulder, then ran down the street through the increasingly terrible rain, trying to get some distance between us and the robot. "Unhand me," Sophie muttered, dazed. "I'm not some damsel from your barbarian lands. 

It wouldn't be polite for me to interrupt," Notum said. "Please continue your insane rant.

The empire simply was. The people suffered its rule because they were comfortable with its little tyrannies. Corruption was inevitable. You lived with it. It was either that or accept the chaos of the unknown.

Pocos hombres tienen la sabiduría suficiente para darse cuenta cuando necesitan ayuda. Menos todavía tienen la fuerza suficiente para ir a buscarla.