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Men protect things they find important, Galladon said with a shrug. If you object, you shouldn't have made yourself so irreplaceable.Kolo? -Brandon Sanderson (Elantris)

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Brandon Sanderson
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: December 19
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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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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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I had Eondel teach me, Raoden said. Back when I was trying to find ways to prove that my father's laws were foolish. Eondel chose fencing becausehe thought it would be most useful to me, as a politician. I never figured I'd end up using it to keep my wife from slicing me to pieces.
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Must someone, some unseen thing, declare what is right for it to be right? I believe that my own morality - which answers only to my heart - is more sure and true than the morality of those who do right only because they fear retribution.
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Normally, I have a lot of alpha readers on my books. These are people that, once I finish a novel, I let them look at it and give me a reader response.
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People see in stories what they’re looking for, my young friend.
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You people are all insane. How I ended up with you, I'll never know. Breeze laughed. Now, that's a lie, Cett. You know exactly how you ended up joining with us. We threatened to kill you if you didn't!
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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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Control yourself. Become someone who can handle this.
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You've managed-- in our short three years together-- to kill not only my god, but my father, my brother, and my fiance. That's kind of like a homicidal hat trick. It's a strange foundation for a relationship, wouldn't you say?
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Better to be the failure who nobly strived than the success who never really had to.
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Remember, the past need not become our future as well.
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Actually, [Wax] said, we came here because we needed someplace safe to think for a few hours. Ranette: Your mansion isn't safe? Wax: My butler failed to poison me, then tried to shoot me, then set off an explosive in my study Ranette: Huh.... You need to screen these people better, Wax.
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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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Elend started. Vin! Then, he smiled. What took you so long? I got delayed by an Inquistor and a dark god, she said. Now hustle.
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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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You should try not to talk so much, friend. You'll sound far less stupid that way. - Breeze
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Never throw the first punch. If you have to throw the second, try to make sure they don't get up for a third.
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