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Nothing will train you to write better as a writer, than working on your next book.

Brandon Sanderson

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Brandon Sanderson
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: December 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Lincoln
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To Parlin's mind, nothing showed affection like a hunk of something dead and bleeding on the table.
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There has to be a balance, Vin, Elend said. Somehow, we'll find it. The balance between whom we wish to be and whom we need to be. He sighed. But for now, he said, nodding to the side, we simply have to be satisfied with who we are.
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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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What is it we value? Innovation. Originality. Novelty. But most importantly...timeliness. I fear you may be too late, my confused, unfortunate, friend.
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The look of disbelief that ran across the boy's face was somehow more disturbing than the despair it had replaced. This creature had given up hope long ago he probably begged out of habit rather than expectation.
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Vin shook her head. No, not me. I'm not a good person or a bad person. I'm just here to kill things. OreSeur watched her for a moment, then settled back down. Regardless, he said, you are not my worst master. That is, perhaps, a compliment among our people.
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If you are anything like me --- Clever, fond of goat cheese, and devilishly handsome --- then you have undoubtedly read many books.
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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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Everything is a contest. All dealings among men are a contest in which some will succeed and others fail. And some are failing quite spectacularly.
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It's all right Wayne, Waxillium said softly. I've made a promise. I told Lord Harms I'd return Steris to him. And I will. That is that. Then I will remain and help, Marasi said. That is that. And I could really use some food, Wayne added. Fat is fat.
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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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Have you finally grown so jealous of my impeccable fashion sense that you've decided to have me disposed of?
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You see, that is the sad, sorry, terrible thing about sarcasm. It's really funny.
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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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You know, I was a nerdy kid going through high school, and then I got to college and that all vanished. I mean, a lot of my good friends - when we were in high school, we would never have been able to hang out together because we were in such different cliques or whatever. Now, who cares?
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I strive for nothing if not consistency
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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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Hmmmm Light makes shadow. Truth makes lies. Hmmmm.
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You are nothing if not exhaustive in your self-congratulatory made-up logic.
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