Quotes from Brandon Sanderson

Cruelty is only for men, as is mercy. Only we can choose one or the other, and beasts cannot.

Every single thing in the city that we touch, see, feel, experience comes as the result of some person's influence.

Sometimes, Kelsier felt that a skaa Misting's life wasn't so much about surviving as it was about picking the right time to die.

At first glance, the key and the lock it fits may seem very different," Sazed said. "Different in shape, different in function, different in design. The man who looks at them without knowledge of their true nature might think them opposites, for one is meant to open, and the other to keep closed. Yet, upon closer examination, he might see that without one, the other becomes useless. The wise man then sees that both lock and key were created for the same purpose." Elend

It is difficult not to question your value to someone who seems to value nothing. Sincerity might not come easily for you, but when she finds it in you, she'll value it even more for the scarcity.

But things can't stay the same—and that's well, for when nothing changes in your life, it's as good as being dead.

Destroying the world. That's no mean feat, if you think about it. I wonder if we should be impressed with ourselves.

I represent that one thing you've never been able to kill, no matter how hard you try. I am hope - Kelsier

Wayne popped one in his mouth—candied bacon wrapped around a walnut. "How is it?" Wax asked. "Tastes like cotton candy," Wayne said, relishing the flavor, "made of baby.

Apparently, gods could cry.

The rest of the time, I don't do so much thinkin'. 'Cuz if I did, I'd go running back to where things is simple. You see?

He created kingdoms, and then destroyed them as he made the world anew. We had the wrong gender all along.

I think you underestimate the stubbornness a crown can press into a man or woman's mind.

Sometimes it's too easy to forget the things you should remember—and far too easy to remember the things you really should forget.

He was running through mists again. Walls, people, buildings faded. Nothing but dark, swirling mists. But the mists had never been his enemy.

My lord. There is great importance to tea. It should never merely be 'whatever.

I still think a grenade shouldn't be able to explode inward," I said, shaking sand off my clothing as I walked up to the window. "I mean, how would you even make that work?" "Maybe you take the same stuff you put in a regular grenade, then put it in backward?" "I Ã¢â'¬Â¦ don't think it works that way, Bastille.

His brother, dead. His wife, dead. Family, friends, and heroes. All dead. You push me to seek revenge? he thought. Well, you shall have it!

Heavens, no," Wax said. "If I approved of half the thngs Wayne does, Harmony would probably strike me on the spot.

The pact between Preservation and Ruin is a thing of gods, and difficult to explain in human terms. Indeed, initially, there was a stalemate between them. On one hand, each knew that only by working together could they create. On the other hand, both knew that they would never have complete satisfaction in what they created. Preservation would not be able to keep things perfect and unchanging, and Ruin would not be able to destroy completely.

No corras si solo tienes fuerzas para andar, y no pierdas el tiempo empujando puertas que no cederán

Kald?ramayaca?? bir silah? olan çocuktan korkmad???m gibi, düÅŸünmeyen bir adam?n akl?ndan da asla korkmayaca??m.

I told Kaladin, 'I'm gonna fly those Reshi guys up high.' And Kaladin said, 'I don't think that's a good—' but I didn't let him finish, because he was going to grumble

What is fact? What records did the church, in its misguided attempt to cleanse the past of perceived contradictions, rewrite to suit its preferred narrative?