Quotes from Brandon Sanderson

No, I'm not troubled. In fact, I actually think everything is going to be all right. Finally.

praise should be honest, but it should never be withheld.

Sometimes," Dalinar said, "the prize is not worth the costs. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself.

Don't mistake me," Jasnah continued. "Some kinds of power are real—power to command armies, power to Soulcast. These come into play far less often than you would think. On an individual basis, in most interactions, this thing we call power—authority—exists only as it is perceived.

Waxillium found himself nodding. "You can be very wise sometimes, Wayne." "It's onnacount of my thinkin', mate," Wayne said, tapping his head, increasing the thickness of his accent. "It's what I do wif my brain. Somma the time, at least.

I told you that I understood crazy," Chet said. "I was wrong. Thank you for the master class.

But the sky and the winds are mine. I claim them, as I now claim your life.

That didn't stop the world from ending, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

small glass chicken on the windowsill

Being given it so easily seemed to devalue the years she had spent relishing her brief moments of solitude.

Blushweaver sighed. "You avoid thinking, you avoid me, you avoid effort...is there anything you don't avoid?" "Breakfast.

Oh, you didn't want to hear that? I'm sorry. You'll just have to forget that I wrote it. There are several convenient ways to do that. I hear hitting yourself on the head with a blunt object can be very effective. You should try using one of Brandon Sanderson's fantasy novels. They're big enough, and goodness knows, that's really the only useful thing to do with them.

On the three-hundredth anniversary of my birth, I finally managed to conquer the world.

There was safety in being the one everyone else looked to. I felt everything, but I didn't want anyone to know it.

Es una tradición de lo más divertida. -La quema de brujas también lo era -replicó Melody-. A menos que fueras una bruja.

There isn't much time for a plan. This is more of a hunch with scaffolding.

Meiner Erfahrung nach werden die meisten Probleme im Leben dadurch verursacht, dass entscheidende Informationen fehlen. Viele Leute wissen eben nicht das, was sie wissen müssen. Einige ignorieren die Wahrheit, andere verstehen sie ganz einfach nicht.

Love . . . love is like a classical melody.' Shallan grinned. 'If you end your performance too quickly, your audience is disappointed?' 'Shallan!' Balat said. Wikim, however, was rolling on the ground.

That," Cobb said, "was somehow the most embarrassing and inspiring display I've ever seen out of cadets! You should be ashamed. And proud.

Perhaps." The king of Heralds offered no further explanation. "And Taln?" Kalak asked. The flesh burning. The fires. The pain over and over and over…

He felt a swelling of pride. Ridiculous, of course. He had endangered the kindgdom — how would people react if they knew the Blackthorn himself had broken before a crisis of conscience? They'd laugh. In that moment, he didn't care. So long as he could be a hero to this woman

That is good. I should not like to be maintained by one who lacks brain functions.

This is callsign: Mongrel," a rough voice said. "Hang on, kid.

Danger, sweet like a forbidden perfume. I will know thee.