Brandon Sanderson Quotes

I’m good at doing things I’m not supposed to,” she said, then kicked the door open.

~ Brandon Sanderson

You don't stop loving someone just because they hurt you he said. It would certainly make things easier if you did.

~ Brandon Sanderson

Thank you. For being willing to talk. For not turning me in. For... being you.''I'm pretty good at being me,' I said. 'I've had all these years to practice--I hardly ever get it wrong these days.

~ Brandon Sanderson

Wit smiled. All stories told have been told before. We tell them to ourselves, as did all men who ever were. And all men who ever will be. The only things new are the names.

~ Brandon Sanderson

All stories told have been told before. We tell them to ourselves, as did all men who ever were. And all men who ever will be. The only things new are the names.

~ Brandon Sanderson

He'd never been an optimist. He saw the world as it was, or he tried to. That was a problem, though, when the truth he saw was so terrible.

~ Brandon Sanderson

Be warned - Hammond does tend to be a bit optimistic about these kind of things. If the army were made up of one-legged mutes, he would praise their balance and their listening skills.

~ Brandon Sanderson

Perhaps I am an insensitive rich woman. That doesn't change the fact that you can be downright mean and offensive, Kaladin Stormblessed.

~ Brandon Sanderson

So the gods,” Moash said, nursing his own drink, “were pleased that you solved problems on your own . . . by going to other gods and begging them for help instead?”“Hush,” Rock said. “Is good story.

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So, using his pride like a shield against despair, dejection, and-most important—self-pity, Raoden raised his head to stare damnation in the eyes.

~ Brandon Sanderson

You are so much more than you are willing to accept, child.

~ Brandon Sanderson

It was a shallow thing, this acceptance, but sometimes even shallow things feel important.

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That's the point, isn't it? We have to live on, no matter how hard it gets. We'll win in the end.

~ Brandon Sanderson

Reason like a sphere? What type of reasoning does a wooden sphere do?The circular type, I should think. And, by coincidence, it is my favorite type as well. Perhaps that's why I'm so good at the game.

~ Brandon Sanderson

You don't really get to choose. We worship you, and that makes you our God.

~ Brandon Sanderson

Shallan’s mental image of Jasnah Kholin was of someone almost divine. It was, upon reflection, an odd way to regard a determined atheist.

~ Brandon Sanderson

Clothing doesn't really change a man. But it changes how others react to him.

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Tobias took the photograph. At least, that's what I saw. Most likely I still had the photograph in my hand, but I couldn't feel it there, now I perceived Tobias holding it. It's strange, the way the mind can change perception.

~ Brandon Sanderson

Kelsier rapped lightly on the door, and Dockson strolled over, pulling it open.And he makes his stunning entry! Kelsier announced, sweeping into the room, throwing back his mistcloak.Dockson snorted, shutting the doors. You're truly a wonder to behold, Kell. Particularly the soot stains on your knees.

~ Brandon Sanderson

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

~ Brandon Sanderson

My life to yours. My breath beecome yours.

~ Brandon Sanderson

My life to yours. My breath become yours.

~ Brandon Sanderson

The only point in creating something is to watch it die. Like a story that must come to a climax, what I have done will not be fulfilled until the end has arrived.

~ Brandon Sanderson

The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.

~ Brandon Sanderson

Never throw the first punch. If you have to throw the second, try to make sure they don't get up for a third.

~ Brandon Sanderson

We got there without being spotted. I pulled her in, then shut the door, pressing my back to it and exhaling like an epileptic pilot who'd just landed a cargo plane full of dynamite.

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Humans don’t make sense.”“If you’re only now learning that,” Kaladin said, “then you haven’t been paying attention.

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The look of disbelief that ran across the boy's face was somehow more disturbing than the despair it had replaced. This creature had given up hope long ago, he probably begged out of habit rather than expectation.

~ Brandon Sanderson

[Deserters], they've given up everything. Oaths. Families. When you desert, it breaks you. It leaves you willing to do anything, because you've already given away everything you could have cared about losing.

~ Brandon Sanderson

You could not stop times from changing, his mother said, no more than you could stop the surf from rolling.

~ Brandon Sanderson

We may feel in control, but we never truly are unless we understand people. Controlling our environment is no longer about blocking the wind, it's about knowing why the serving lady was crying last night, or why a particular guard always loses at cards.

~ Brandon Sanderson

A leader did not slump. A leader was in control. Even when he least felt like he controlled anything. Especially then.

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Progress is learning to control your world.

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Joel, lad, school is about learning to learn. If you don't practice studying things you don't like, then you'll have a very hard time in life.

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Though most expect young men to be fools, I've noticed that just a little bit of age can make a man far more foolish than he was as a child.

~ Brandon Sanderson

The world isn't fair? What a huge revelation! Some people in power abuse those they have power over? Amazing! When did this start happening?

~ Brandon Sanderson

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 want to know, so you can prepare to be insulted.

~ Brandon Sanderson

I’m sorry that your mystical, godlike powers do not instantly work as you would like them to.

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Ruthlessness is the most practical of emotions, Reen's voice whispered. She ignored it.

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Why, if you only knew the secrets to which I'm p

~ Brandon Sanderson