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Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination.

Brandon Sanderson

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Brandon Sanderson
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: December 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Lincoln
Nebraska
Life
Motto
Destination
Weakness
Journey
Strength
Death

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Men had always told Kaladin that he fought like nobody else. He’d felt it on the first day he’d picked up a quarterstaff, though Tukks’s advice had helped him refine and channel what he could do. Kaladin had cared when he fought. He’d never fought empty or cold. He fought to keep his men alive
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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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He found insanity no excuse, however, for irrational behavior.
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You will find that hate can unify people more quickly and more fervently than devotion ever could.
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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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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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No, not me.I'm not a good person or a bad person.I'm just here to kill things.
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Bitterness is repaid more often than kindness.
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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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Marsh: Our best efforts were never even a mild annoyance to the Lord Ruler. Kelsier: Ah, but being an annoyance is something that I am very good at. In fact, I'm far more than just a 'mild' annoyance--people tell me I can be downright frustrating. Might as well use this talent for the cause of good, eh?
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The motivations of men. They never make sense. And they always make sense.
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I strive for nothing if not consistency
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Vin snorted, kneeling in the low tent as she pulled her belt tight then she crawled over to him. I don't know how you read while riding, she said. Oh, it's quite easy - if you aren't afraid of horses. I'm not afraid of them, Vin said. They just don't like me. They know I can outrun them, and that makes them surly.
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You're wonderful. So full of life and excitement. The priests and servants of the palace, they wear colors, but there's no color inside of them. They just go about their duties, eyes down, solemn. You've got color on the inside, so much of it that it bursts out and colors everything around you.
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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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I never wanted to be feared. If I regret one thing, it is the fear I have caused. Fear is the tool of tyrants. Unfortunately, when the fate of the world is in question, you use whatever tools are available.
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Oh my lovely princess,Raoden whispered. You probably mean well, but handing these people food is the worst thing you could do to them. -Brandon Sanderson(Elantris)
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Though most expect young men to be fools, I've noticed that just a little bit of age can make a man far more foolish than he was as a child.
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War is far worse. At least where politics is going on, there are usually nice hors d’oeuvres.
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Be warned - Hammond does tend to be a bit optimistic about these kind of things. If the army were made up of one-legged mutes, he would praise their balance and their listening skills.
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