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If you don't believe what I'm telling you, then ask yourself this: would any decent, kind-hearted individual become a writer? Of course not.

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Brandon Sanderson
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: December 19
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You should try not to talk so much, friend. You'll sound far less stupid that way. - Breeze
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It sounds to me, young one, Haddek said, that you are searching for something that cannot be found. The truth? Sazed said. No, Haddek replied. A religion that requires no faith of its believers.
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