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Every man is a hero of his own story.

Brandon Sanderson

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Brandon Sanderson
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: December 19
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Science Fiction Writer
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It's a mystery, Vin said, narrowing her eyes and smiling. We Mistborn are incredibly mysterious. Elend paused. Um...I'm Mistborn too, Vin. That doesn't make any sense. We Mistborn need not make sense, Vin said. It's beneath us. Come on-the sun's already down. We need to get moving.
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Does one deserve to have evil done to her by consequence of putting herself where evil can reach her?
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I was thinking that work is like fertilizer in that I'm glad it exists I just don't ever want to get stuck in it.
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It was amazing how many books one could fit into a room, assuming one didn't want to move around very much.
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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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I will protect those who cannot protect themselves.
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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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Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination.
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Words are where most change begins.
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There are two kinds of people in this world, son. Those who save lives, and those who take lives. And what of those who protect and defend? Those who save lives by taking lives? That's like trying to stop a storm by blowing harder. Ridiculous. You can't protect by killing.
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Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack.
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My job is not to save 'The Wheel of Time', to fix 'The Wheel of Time', or anything like that. My job is not to screw it up.
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I killed you once, the Lord Ruler said, turning back to Kelsier. You tried, Kelsier replied, his voice loud and firm, carrying across the square. But you can't kill me, Lord Tyrant. I represent that thing you've never been able to kill no matter how hard you try. I am hope.
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How totally unexpected, he declared, then proceeded to faint from blood loss.
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I'm convinced that responsibility is some kind of psychological disease.
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That's the point, isn't it? We have to live on, no matter how hard it gets. We'll win in the end.
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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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A story doesn't live until it is imagined in someone's mind.
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Small things were important. Secods were small things, and if you heaped enough of those on top of one another, they became a man's life.
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Well, then, he said. Let's do it. What? Vin asked. Save the world. Elend said. Stop the ash.
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