1,392 Quotes by Brandon Sanderson

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    Why, Elend! That’s almost romantic – in a twisted ‘I’m going to make my wife want to kill me’ sort of way.

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    A person knows when they’re in darkness, even when they can’t see. -Nightblood.

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    It is a writer’s greatest pleasure to hear that someone was kept up until the unholy hours of the morning reading one of their books.

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    The law is not something holy, son. It’s just a reflection of the ideals of those lucky enough to be in charge.

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    It’s good for you to think of this, son. Ponder. Worry. Stay up nights, frightened for the casualties of your ideology. It will do you good to realize the price of fighting.

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    For the greater good.” “That has been the excuse of tyrants throughout all time.

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    If you’re always on time, it implies that you never have anything better you should be doing. -Kelsier.

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    We’re not moments, Megan, you and me. We’re events. You say you might not be the same person you were a year ago? Well, who is? I’m sure not. We change, like swirling clouds around a rising sun.

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