Brandon Sanderson Quotes

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• Novels aren’t just happy escapes; they are slivers of people’s souls, nailed to the pages, dripping ink from veins of wood pulp. Reading the right one at the right time can make all the difference.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Inspirational, Change, Happy

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• And so, does the destination matter? Or is it the path we take? I declare that no accomplishment has substance nearly as great as the road used to achieve it. We are not creatures of destinations. It is the journey that shapes us. Our callused feet, our backs strong from carrying the weight of our travels, our eyes open with the fresh delight of experiences lived.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Strong, Eye, Journey

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “The Way of Kings”, p.818, Macmillan

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• The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Motivational, Inspiring, Leadership

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “The Alloy of Law: A Mistborn Novel”, p.69, Macmillan

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• The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Thinking, Giving, Purpose

  Brandon Sanderson (2017). “Brandon Sanderson's Fantasy Firsts: (The Way of Kings, Mistborn: The Final Empire, Rithmatist, Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians)”, p.1775, Macmillan

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• A man was defined not by his flaws, but by how he overcame them.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Men, Flaws, Defined

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “The Well of Ascension: Book Two of Mistborn”, p.202, Macmillan

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• By now, it is probably very late at night, and you have stayed up to read this book when you should have gone to sleep. If this is the case, then I commend you for falling into my trap. It is a writer's greatest pleasure to hear that someone was kept up until the unholy hours of the morning reading one of his books. It goes back to authors being terrible people who delight in the suffering of others. Plus, we get a kickback from the caffeine industry.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Morning, Book, Fall

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• Words are where most change begins.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Brandon Sanderson (2014). “Words of Radiance”, p.295, Macmillan

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• Better to be the failure who nobly strived than the success who never really had to.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “Firstborn: A Tor.Com Original”, p.41, Macmillan

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• Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Journey, Weakness, Before Death

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “The Way of Kings”, p.831, Macmillan

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• This world, it is a tempest sometimes. But remember, the sun always rises again.

  Brandon Sanderson

  World, Sun, Remember

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• People can do great things. However, there are somethings they just can't do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into a Popsicle, despite years of effort. I could, however, make myself insane, if I wished. (Though if I achieved the second, I might be able to make myself think I'd achieved the first....) Anyway, if there's a lesson to be learned, it's this: great success often depends on being able to distinguish between the impossible and the improbable. Or, in easier terms, distinguishing between Popsicles and insanity. Any questions?

  Brandon Sanderson

  Thinking, Years, Lessons To Be Learned

  Brandon Sanderson (2016). “Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians”, p.179, Macmillan

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• Women? Women are like...thunderstorms. They're beautiful to look at, and sometimes they're nice to listen to-but most of the time they're just plain inconvenient.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Beautiful, Nice, Looks

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “Mistborn: The Final Empire”, p.380, Macmillan

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• Unknowing ignorance is preferable to informed stupidity.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Ignorance, Stupidity, Unknowing

  Brandon Sanderson (2009). “Warbreaker”, p.311, Macmillan

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• Joel, lad, school is about learning to learn. If you don't practice studying things you don't like, then you'll have a very hard time in life.

  Brandon Sanderson

  School, Hard Times, Practice

  Brandon Sanderson (2014). “The Rithmatist”, p.154, Pan Macmillan

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• Strength does not make one capable of rule; it makes one capable of service.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Doe, Capable

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• To lack feeling is to be dead, but to act on every feeling is to be a child.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Children, Feelings

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “The Way of Kings”, p.377, Macmillan

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• ...A man can only stumble for so long before he either falls or stands up straight.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Leadership, Fall, Men

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.1050, Macmillan

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• If you're always on time, it implies that you never have anything better you should be doing. -Kelsier

  Brandon Sanderson

  Should, Ifs, Kelsier

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• What is belief - what is faith - if you don't continue it after failure?

  Brandon Sanderson

  Belief, Ifs

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “Mistborn: The Final Empire”, p.710, Macmillan

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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.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Wall, Giving, Would Be

  Brandon Sanderson (2007). “Elantris: Tenth Anniversary Author's Definitive Edition”, p.153, Macmillan

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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.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Relationship, Boyfriend, Fun

  Brandon Sanderson (2009). “Warbreaker”, p.82, Macmillan

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• I try to avoid having thoughts. They lead to other thoughts, and—if you’re not careful—those lead to actions. Actions make you tired. I have this on rather good authority from someone who once read it in a book.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Book, Tired, Trying

  Brandon Sanderson (2009). “Warbreaker”, p.84, Macmillan

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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.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Confused, Innovation, Too Late

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• Those who take lightly promises they make to those they love are people who find little lasting satisfaction in life. This is not an easy time in which to live. That does not mean that it has to be a difficult time to love, but it does mean that you will find unusual stresses upon your lives and your relationship.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Stress, Mean, Satisfaction In Life

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• In the end, all men die. How you lived will be far more important to the Almighty than what you accomplished.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Men, Important, Almighty

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “The Way of Kings”, p.831, Macmillan

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