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You see, that is the sad, sorry, terrible thing about sarcasm. It's really funny.

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Brandon Sanderson
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: December 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Lincoln
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I point out truths when I see them, Brightlord Sadeas. Each man has his place. Mine is to make insults. Yours is to be in-sluts.
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Are there any religions on your list that include the slaughter of noblemen as a holy duty?
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Now, I had been frightened on several different occasions in my life. The most frightening of these involved an elevator and a mime.
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People see in stories what they’re looking for, my young friend.
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Regardless, I still do not believe that your duty is to do as the people wish. Your duty is to lead as best you can, following the dictates of your conscience. You must be true. Your Majesty, to the man you wish to become.
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If I should die,” Dalinar said, “then I would do so having lived my life right. It is not the destination that matters, but how one arrives there.” “The Codes?” “No. The Way of Kings.” “That storming book.
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The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.
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We follow the codes not because they bring gain, but because we loathe the people we would otherwise become.
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Everything is a contest. All dealings among men are a contest in which some will succeed and others fail. And some are failing quite spectacularly.
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Every action we take has consequences, Vin, Kelsier said. I've found that in both Allomancy and life, the person who can best judge the consequences of their actions will be the most successful.
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Authority doesn't come from a rank., Kaladin said, fingering the spheres in his pocket. Where does it come from? From the men who give it to you. That's the only way to get it.
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In the end, I must proclaim that no good can be achieved of false means. For the substance of our existence is not in the achievement, but in the method.
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Sometimes it was daunting, knowing how easily I could break things. This one simple curse seemed to dominate my entire life.
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I like words. And I always learn a few new ones when Father gets angry. I shouldn't neglect my education, now should I?
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Entropy shakes its angry fist at you for being clever enough to organize the world. (p 2)
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Belief? Yes, Sazed said. Tell me, Mistress. What is it that you believe? Vin frowned. What kind of question is that? The most important kind, I think.
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For now, I only wish to make a simple acknowledgement of the woman who held the power just before me. Of all of us who touched it, I feel she was the most worthy.
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The hallmark of insecurity is bravado.
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You know, I was a nerdy kid going through high school, and then I got to college and that all vanished. I mean, a lot of my good friends - when we were in high school, we would never have been able to hang out together because we were in such different cliques or whatever. Now, who cares?
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I will protect those who cannot protect themselves.
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