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He found himself weeping. Not for the future or for the emperor. These were the tears of a man who saw before himself a masterpiece. True art was more than beauty it was more than technique. It was not just imitation. It was boldness, it was contrast, it was subtlety.

Brandon Sanderson

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Brandon Sanderson
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: December 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Lincoln
Nebraska
Tears
Boldness
Beauty
Emperor
Future
Weeping
Found
Masterpiece
Art
Imitation
True
Contrast
Men
Technique
Saws
Subtlety

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