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Joy was more than just an absence of discomfort.

Brandon Sanderson

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Brandon Sanderson
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: December 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Lincoln
Nebraska
Joy
Discomfort
Absence

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You're a mean old man, Your Grace. And that is the way it should be. Roial informed. Mean young men are trivial, and kindly old men boring. Here, let me get us something to drink.
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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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Does one deserve to have evil done to her by consequence of putting herself where evil can reach her?
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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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Every man is a hero of his own story.
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In the end, I worry that my arrogance shall destroy us all.
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Faith means that it doesn't matter what happens. You can trust that somebody is watching. Trust that somebody will make it all right.
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Do not dash if you only have the strength to walk, and do not waste your time pushing on the walls that will not give. More importantly, don't shove where a pat would be sufficient.
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At times, it seems to me that to be human is to want that which we cannot have. For some, this is power. For me, it is peace.
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Galladon paused for a moment, then laughed. Does nothing frighten you, sule? Actually, pretty much everything here does—I'm just good at ignoring the fact that I'm terrified. If I ever realize how scared I am, you'll probably find me trying to hide under those cobblestones over there.
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I'm not really sure why. But... do you stop loving someone just because they betray you? I don't think so. That's what makes the betrayal hurt so much - pain, frustration, anger... and I still loved her. I still do.
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If you're always on time, it implies that you never have anything better you should be doing. -Kelsier
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My dear, did you just try to prove the existence of God with your cleavage?
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The best liars are those who tell the truth most of the time.
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Can a woman not walk with her possessions down the street of a city?
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I bring you a message from a friend of ours, she said quietly. He wanted you to know that he's not dead. He can't be killed. He is hope. The she raised the spear and rammed it directly into the Lord Ruler's heart.
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Too many scholars think of research as purely a cerebral pursuit. If we do nothing with the knowledge we gain, then we have wasted our study. Books can store information better than we can--what we we do that books cannot is interpret. So if one is not going to draw conclusions, then one might as well just leave the information in the texts.
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