Quotes from Brandon Sanderson

As there was nothing left for Veil to protect Shallan from feeling, she began to fade. But as she faded, one last question surfaced: Did I do well?

He was afraid of stepping up, of becoming everything he could be—not because the powers themselves frightened him. But because if he tried, then the failure was far, far worse. At

comencé mi viaje solo y lo concluí solo. Pero eso no significa que caminara solo.

Allomancy wasn't just about fighting and killing. It was about skill and grace. It was something beautiful.

Let the Vorin believe as they wish—the wise among them will find goodness and solace in their faith; the fools would be fools no matter what they believed.

XinWey's Doctrine states that the most essential morality of mankind is to create the greatest amount of happiness among the greatest number of people while using the least amount of resources.

Heroism is a myth you tell idealistic young people—specifically when you want them to go bleed for you. It got one of my sons killed and another taken from me. You can keep your heroism and return to me the lives of those wasted on foolish conflicts.

It's hard sometimes," Noril said, stirring. "Coming awake means leaving the nothingness, you know? Remembering the pain. But then I think, 'Well, he gets up'.

Silence took one of the burlap sacks from her pack and handed it to William Ann, then removed her hammer. It wasn't some war weapon, like her grandfather had spoken of. Just a simple tool for pounding nails. Or other things.

He's got the emptiness, bad as I do. I can see it in him. We all can. But he gets up anyway. We're trapped in here, and we all want to do something to help. We can't, but somehow he can.

Algebra ist gut für die Entwicklung. Ungefähr wie Demut, nur mit mehr Faktoren.

You don't need to use your hand to Push," Gemmel grumbled at him. "Wastes time.

Someone doesn't need to be the least bit funny to be an utter clown.

This is life. The longer you live, the more you fail. Failure is the mark of a life well lived.

What honor can we find on a battlefield while our people starve?

This is not an easy time in which to live. That does not mean that it has to be a difficult time to love...

What they do not realise - and what you must realise - is that manipulating others is something that all people do. In fact, manipulation is at the core of our social interaction.

Is it such a shameful thing, he thought, to be the man who likes to provide information for others, rather than be the one who has to use that information?

What was a prayer, if not creation? 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.

It's good by comparison only! Yes, there are worse places, but so long as this hellhole is considered the ideal, we'll never get anywhere. We cannot let them convince us this is normal!

I can't decide if I'm glad to be old enough to wish my world a fond farewell, or if I envy the young lads who get to explore this world.

That made her valuable - and Reen had always said that the surest way to stay alive in the underworld was to make yourself indispensable

Jorgen Weight stepped into the infirmary, flight helmet under his arm. Perhaps he should have stowed the helmet, but there was no rule requiring it - and he felt good carrying it. It made hime feel ready to fly at a moment's notice. Gave him the illusion that he was in control. - Jorgen; Starsight: Brandon Sanderson, Skyward Series

Where's your sense of adventure?" "I dragged it out back and clubbed it senseless for getting me into the army.