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Being in charge isn't always about telling people what to do. Sometimes, it's about knowing when to step out of the way of people who know what they're doing. - Tam al'Thor

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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People see in stories what they’re looking for, my young friend.
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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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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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Well, then, he said. Let's do it. What? Vin asked. Save the world. Elend said. Stop the ash.
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Entropy shakes its angry fist at you for being clever enough to organize the world. (p 2)
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It seems that the rebels found the chaos of transition more difficult to accept than the tyranny they had known before. They joyfully welcomed back authority-even oppressive authority-for it was less painful for them than uncertainty.
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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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Mocking a woman is like drinking too much wine. It may be fun for a short time, but the hangover is hell.
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...somehow the old philosophers could make even the most salacious topics seem boring.
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I will protect those who cannot protect themselves.
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Words are where most change begins.
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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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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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