Quotes from Brandon Sanderson

That's Australia. She's not dim-witted, she just has trouble remembering to be smart.

somehow the old philosophers could make even the most salacious topics seem boring.

Never call this land hell , he had said. Respect the land as you would a dangerous beast, but do not hate it.

Love must be allowed to flow both ways—if it is not, then it is not truly love, I think.

I was not meant to be an atheist.

Now, it's finally time to reveal some secrets.

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

You know, the fact that you were educated in a gun factory kinda shows sometimes

But merely being tradition does not make something worthy, Kadash. We can't just assume that because something is old it is right.

Something is either right or it's wrong," Dalinar said, feeling stubborn. "The Almighty doesn't come into it." "God," Navani said flatly, "doesn't come into whether his commands are right or wrong." "Er. Yes.

You like lies?" Shallan asked. "Good lies," Pattern said. "That lie. Good lie." "What makes a lie good?" Shallan asked, taking careful notes, recording Pattern's exact words. "True lies." "Pattern, those two are opposites." "Hmmmm . . . Light makes shadow. Truth makes lies. Hmmmm.

you can't avoid politics by pretending you're not part of them.

Sense, Odium. The only kind I have is nonsense. Well, and some cents, but cents are nonsense here too—so we can ignore them. Scents are mine aplenty, and you never cared for the ones I present. So instead, the sense that matters is the sense Dalinar sensibly sent you.

Being in charge isn't about doing anything—it's about making certain that other people do what they're supposed to!

A party. What was I going to do at a party? I had a feeling I'd have been much better off in the water with the sharks.

There was more to all of this than he'd ever known, and because of that he had a reason to live. Perhaps more importantly, he had a reason to stay sane.

Journey before destination," Dalinar said. "It cannot be a journey if it doesn't have a beginning.

You said their prayer – is this the religion you believe in, then?" "I believe in them all." Vin frowned. "None of them contradict each other?" Sazed smiled. "Oh, often and frequently they do. But, I respect the truths behind them all – and I believe in the need for each one to be remembered

More wars are lost to lack of information than are lost to lack of courage.

What good is seeking a greater law, when that law can be the whims of a man either stupid or ruthless?

Wayne shrugged. "Guess anytime I find a corpse and it ain't my fault they're dead, I feel a little relieved.

You mostly failed. This is life. The longer you live, the more you fail. Failure is the mark of a life well lived. In turn, the only way to live without failure is to be of no use to anyone.

he was six and a half feet tall and had a jaw so straight it made other men question if they were.

Do what you can," Kelsier said. "I'll seek these people to the west." "They won't help." "I'm not going to ask for their help," Kelsier said, then smiled. "I'm going to rob them.