1,392 Quotes by Brandon Sanderson

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    It was simply the way of human beings, subtly changing the past in their minds to match their current beliefs.

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    In her business, there were many who laughed at honest men, calling them easy pickings. That was a fallacy. Being honest did not make one naive. A dishonest fool and an honest fool were equally easy to scam; you just went about it in different ways. However, a man who was honest and clever was always, always more difficult to scam than someone who was both dishonest and clever.

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    So yes, I, Adolin Kholin – cousin to the king, heir to the Kholin princedom – have shat myself in my Shardplate. Three times, all on purpose.

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    If the journey itself is indeed the most important piece, rather than the destination itself, then I traveled not to avoid duty – but to seek it.

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    The difference between good and evil men is not found in the acts they are willing to commit – but merely in what name they are willing to commit them in.

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    She wore trousers, because skirts were stupid, and boots, ’cuz stuff needed to be kicked.

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