Quotes from Brandon Sanderson

Respect the people you lie to, Tao had taught her. Steal from them long enough, and you will begin to understand them.

Vathah shut the door for her, then looked in the window. "Most men are idiots." "Nonsense," Shallan said, smiling. "By the law of averages, only half of them are." He grunted. She was learning to interpret those, which was essential to speaking Vathahese. This one roughly meant, "I'm not going to acknowledge that joke because it would spoil my reputation as a complete and utter dunnard.

This is nice. Very roomy for a shack on a mountainside in the middle of a deadly jungle on an isolated island surrounded by monsters.

Where once kings and warriors shaped the world, now quiet men in offices will do the same—and do it far, far more effectively.

Socrates was a funny little Greek man best known for forgetting to write things down and for screaming, "Look, I'm a philosopher!" in the middle of a No Philosophy zone. (He was later forced to eat his words. Along with some poison.)

Too many of us," she said, "take great pains with what we ingest through our mouths, and far less with what we partake of through our ears and eyes. Wouldn't you say?

Wait," Dion said. "You just defeated an assassin with a hostile takeover?" "I use the cards dealt to me.

Nothing would teach me but personal experience. I'm just going to have to muddle through these first few times.

Holding your brain hostage against your own stupidity—that was how to get stuff done.

Once there was a boy named Alcatraz. He did some stuff that was kind of interesting. Then one day, he betrayed those who depended on him, doomed the world, and murdered someone who loved him. The end.

I will remember those who have been forgotten.

When Simol was informed of the arrival of the Edgedancers, a concealed consternation and terror, as is common in such cases, fell upon him; although they were not the most demanding of orders, their graceful, limber movements hid a deadliness that was, by this time, quite renowned; also, they were the most articulate and refined of the Radiants.

Welcome to civilization. I trust you left your club and loincloth at the door.

There will be people like this in any culture, for every society is made of individuals. You must learn this. Do not let your assumptions about a culture block your ability to perceive the individual, or you will fail.

Spren appear when something changes - when fear appears, or when it begins to rain. They are the heart of change, and therefore the heart of all things.

Se aprende más del mal arte que del bueno, ya que tus errores importan más que tus éxitos.

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What was the point of a little voice? Weren't voices for being heard?

Every scholar knew that one of the greatest dangers in research was the desire to find a specific answer.

el verdadero fracaso es elegir fracasar.

Making something where nothing existed. Creating a wish out of despair, a plea out of anguish. Bowing one's back before the Almighty, and forming humility from the empty pride of a human life.

Bet it feels embarrassed

My other hand?" Lopen said. "The one that was cut off long ago, eaten by a fearsome beast? It is making a rude gesture toward you right now. I thought you would wish to know, so that you can prepare to be insulted.

You're making me get used to sleeping at night," she said. "Plus, I don't sleep in my clothing anymore." "If you did, it would make things a little awkward." "Yes," she said, "but what if we get attacked during the night? I'd have to fight them naked." "I wouldn't mind watching that." She