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You will find that hate can unify people more quickly and more fervently than devotion ever could.

Brandon Sanderson

Hate, People, Devotion

Brandon Sanderson (2007). “Elantris: Tenth Anniversary Author's Definitive Edition”, p.74, Macmillan

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imaginary things were often the only items of real substance in people's lives.

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Real, People, Substance

Brandon Sanderson (2009). “Warbreaker”, p.159, Macmillan

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To believe, it seemed, one had to want to believe.

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Believe, Want

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Small things were important. Secods were small things, and if you heaped enough of those on top of one another, they became a man's life.

Brandon Sanderson

Men, Important, Enough

Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Towers of Midnight”, p.679, Macmillan

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If you give up what you want most for what you think you should want more, you'll end up miserable.

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Giving Up, Thinking, Want

Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.1814, Macmillan

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Pain los[es] its power when other things bec[o]me more important.

Brandon Sanderson

Pain, Important

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If you don't believe what I'm telling you, then ask yourself this: would any decent, kind-hearted individual become a writer? Of course not.

Brandon Sanderson

Believe, Kind, Individual

Brandon Sanderson (2016). “Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians”, p.164, Macmillan

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Control yourself. Become someone who can handle this.

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Handle

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Does one deserve to have evil done to her by consequence of putting herself where evil can reach her?

Brandon Sanderson

Evil, Doe, Done

Brandon Sanderson (2010). “The Way of Kings”, p.535, Macmillan

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"Each moment you fight is a gift to those in this cavern. Each second we fight is a second longer that thousands of people can draw breath. Each stroke of the sword, each koloss felled, each breath earned is another victory! It is a person protected for a moment longer, a life extended, an enemy frustrated!" There was a brief pause. "In the end they shall kill us"... "But first, they shall fear us!"

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Fighting, People, Enemy

"Mistborn: The Hero of Ages". Boook by by Brandon Sanderson, October 14, 2008.

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Why did they believe? Because they saw miracles. Things one man took as chance, a man of faith took as a sign. A loved one recovering from disease, a fortunate business deal, a chance meeting with a long lost friend. It wasn't the grand doctrines or the sweeping ideals that seemed to make believers out of men. It was the simple magic in the world around them.

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Believe, Men, Simple

Brandon Sanderson (2008). “The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn”, p.654, Macmillan

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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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Balance, Wish, Needs

Brandon Sanderson (2008). “The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn”, p.189, Macmillan

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My behavior is nonetheless, deplorable. Unfortunately, I'm quite prone to such bouts of deplorability--take for instance, my fondness for reading books at the dinner table.

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Book, Reading, Tables

Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.291, Macmillan

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He smiled despite the grief he felt at the deaths of his men; he smiled because that was what he did. That was how he proved to the Lord Ruler-and to himself-that he wasn't beaten.

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Grief, Men, Lord

Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.417, Macmillan

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Marsh: Our best efforts were never even a mild annoyance to the Lord Ruler." Kelsier: Ah, but being an annoyance is something that I am very good at. In fact, I'm far more than just a 'mild' annoyance--people tell me I can be downright frustrating. Might as well use this talent for the cause of good, eh?

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Best Effort, People, Use

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You're wonderful. So full of life and excitement. The priests and servants of the palace, they wear colors, but there's no color inside of them. They just go about their duties, eyes down, solemn. You've got color on the inside, so much of it that it bursts out and colors everything around you.

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Eye, Color, Palaces

Brandon Sanderson (2009). “Warbreaker”, p.426, Macmillan

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People can do great things. However, there are some things they just CAN'T do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into a Popsicle, despite years of effort.

Brandon Sanderson

Years, People, Effort

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

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The Stormlight rising from his exposed skin was enough to illuminate the chasm, and it cast shadows on the walls as he ran. Those seemed to become figures, crafted by the bones and branches stretching from the heaps on the ground. Bodies and souls. His movement made the shadows twist, as if turning to regard him.

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Wall, Soul, Shadow

Brandon Sanderson (2014). “Words of Radiance: Book Two of the Stormlight Archive”, p.496, Tor Books

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Sometimes it was daunting, knowing how easily I could break things. This one simple curse seemed to dominate my entire life.

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Simple, Knowing, Sometimes

Brandon Sanderson (2016). “Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians”, p.17, Macmillan

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A thing of nature. For every Push, there is a Pull. A consequence.

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Consequence

Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.1586, Macmillan

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I killed you once", the Lord Ruler said, turning back to Kelsier. "You tried", Kelsier replied, his voice loud and firm, carrying across the square. "But you can't kill me, Lord Tyrant. I represent that thing you've never been able to kill no matter how hard you try. I am hope.

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Squares, Tyrants, Voice

Brandon Sanderson (2010). “Mistborn: The Final Empire”, p.703, Macmillan

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She loved the teachings of the Five Visions. Humility. Sacrifice. Seeing another's problems before your own. Yet she was beginning to think that she-- along with others-- had taken this belief too far, letting her desire to seem humble become a form of pride itself. She now saw that when her faith had become about clothing instead of people, it had taken a wrong turn.

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Teaching, Taken, Humble

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And is an ending always bad? it asked. Must not all things, even worlds, someday end?"There is no need to hasten that end," Vin said. "No reason to force it."All things are subject to their own nature, Vin, Ruin said, seeming to flow around her. She could feel its touch upon her - wet and delicate, like mist. You cannot blame me for being what I am. Without me, nothing would end. Nothing could end. And therefore, nothing could grow. I am life. Would you fight life itself?

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Fighting, Delicate Life, Needs

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Llarimar had told him to do his best. That sounded like an awful lot of work. Unfortunately, doing nothing was beginning to seem like even MORE work.

Brandon Sanderson

Attitude, Awful, Doing Nothing

Brandon Sanderson (2009). “Warbreaker”, p.229, Macmillan

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Must someone, some unseen thing, declare what is right for it to be right? I believe that my own morality - which answers only to my heart - is more sure and true than the morality of those who do right only because they fear retribution.

Brandon Sanderson

Believe, Heart, Unseen Things

Brandon Sanderson (2010). “The Way of Kings”, p.466, Macmillan

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