1,392 Quotes by Brandon Sanderson

The question,’ she replied, ’is not whether you will love, hurt, dream, and die. It is what you will love, why you will hurt, when you will dream, and how you will die. This is your choice. You cannot pick the destination, only the path.

Ignorance may reside in a man hiding from intelligence, but scholarship can seem ignorance hidden behind intelligence.

He’d once believed he had been four men in his life, but he now saw he’d grossly underestimated. He hadn’t lived as two, or four, or six men – he had lived as thousands, for each day he became someone slightly different. He hadn’t changed in one giant leap, but across a million little steps.

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

What would they think if they knew that their champion – the Hero of Ages, their savior – doubted himself? Perhaps they wouldn’t be shocked at all. In a way, this is what worries me most. Maybe, in their hearts, they wonder – just as I do. When they see me, do they see a liar?

I think I would feel more comfortable in this city,” she said, “if I didn’t know that our Mistborn had the volatile emotions of a teenage girl.

Oh, Wax has always been solemn, but when he’s at his best, there’s a smirk underneath.

That was a tall order for Ivy. Sarcasm was kind of her native tongue, though she was fluent in “stern disappointment” and “light condescension” as well. She was also a good friend. Well, imaginary friend.

The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself.