1,392 Quotes by Brandon Sanderson

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.

Fighting makes you strong, but also callous. I worry I have learned too much of the latter and not enough of the former.

The problem with being clever, Serene thought with a sigh, is that everyone assumes you're always planning something.

I find nothing more frighening than a man trying to do what he has decided is important. Very little in the world has ever gone astray - at least on a grand scale - because a person decided to be frivolous.

As she’d left, I’d glanced at her gun.This time, when she’d pointed it at me, she’d flicked the safety on. If that wasn’t true love, I don’t know what was.

Well, best to remain vigilant. It’s when everything is calm that you need to be most alert.

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

But it was important to be rational at all times, not just when calm.

My brother said that anyone would betray you, if they had the right chance and good enough motive.