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There's always another secret.' -Kelsier

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Brandon Sanderson
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: December 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Lincoln
Nebraska
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Another
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Her aunt Sol had once told Shai to smile at the worst insults and snap at the minor ones. That way, no man would know your heart.
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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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Start writing the things that you are reading or that you want to be published doing.
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Sometimes, son, my father said, prying my fingers free, you have to help the heroes along.
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Good men don't become legends, he said quietly. Good men don't need to become legends. She opened her eyes, looking up at him. They just do what's right anyway.
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I strive for nothing if not consistency
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To lack feeling is to be dead, but to act on every feeling is to be a child.
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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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That’s the funny thing about arriving somewhere, Vin,” he said with a wink. “Once you’re there, the only thing you can really do is leave again.
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The sudden and abrupt removal of my all-consuming goal ... well, it was like I was a donut, and somebody had sucked all the jelly out of me. But I could stuff new jelly in there. It would just get my hands a little sticky in the process.
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Elend: I kind of lost track of time… Breeze: For two hours? Elend: There were books involved.
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You are nothing if not exhaustive in your self-congratulatory made-up logic.
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Wayne's a little attached to that hat, Waxillium said. He thinks it's lucky. Wayne: It is lucky. I ain't never died while wearing that hat. Marasi frowned. I ... I'm not sure I know how to respond. Wax: That's a common reaction to Wayne.
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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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How do you fight someone smarter than yourself?' Rand Whispered. 'The answer is simple. You make her think that you are sitting down across the table from her, ready to play her game. Then you punch her in the face as hard as you can.
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Llarimar had told him to do his best. That sounded like an awful lot of work. Unfortunately, doing nothing was beginning to seem like even MORE work.
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I think given the choice between loving Mare - betrayal included - and never knowing her, I'd chose love. I risked, and I lost, but the risk was still worth it.
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What is belief - what is faith - if you don't continue it after failure?
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People see in stories what they’re looking for, my young friend.
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I try to avoid having thoughts. They lead to other thoughts, and—if you’re not careful—those lead to actions. Actions make you tired. I have this on rather good authority from someone who once read it in a book.
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