1,392 Quotes by Brandon Sanderson

What was the purpose, then, of everything they taught in here? If it couldn't prevent men from acting like monsters?

Only expectation has value as currency,

Is human nature to believe that other places and other times are better than the here and now.

Don't make too many waves until you're ready to strike. Don't appear too innocent, but don't appear too smart either. Be average.

You cannot tempt the hearts of men who are pure.

Thus you know the fury of my anger, fell beast.

What is more one try, then?" Her voice was soft, yet somehow stronger than the storm. "What could it hurt?

Humans don’t have programming.”“Yes you do. You have too much of it. Conflicting programs, none of it interfacing properly, all calling different functions at the same time—or the same function for contradictory reasons. Yet you ignore it sometimes. That is not a flaw. It is what makes you you.

Anyone can believe in someone, or something, that always succeeds, Mistress. But failure … ah, now, that is hard to believe in, certainty and truly. Difficult enough to have value, I think.