Brandon Sanderson Quotes - Page 8

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• Your insult has offended me. If we were at the Peaks, we would have to duel in traditional alil'tiki'i fashion." "Which is what?" Teft asked. "With spears?" Rock laughed. "No, no. We upon the Peaks are not barbarians like you down here." "How then?" Kaladin asked, genuinely curious. "Well," Rock said, "is involving much mudbeer and singing." “How's that a duel?” "He who can still sing after the most drinks is winner. Plus, soon' everyone is so drunk that they forget what argument was about." Teft laughed. "Beats knives at dawn, I suppose.

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  Fashion, Rocks, Knives

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• No, not me.I'm not a good person or a bad person.I'm just here to kill things.

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  Good Person, Persons

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.899, Macmillan

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• What wasdat, sir? What wazzat sir? What wassat, sir?” “Wayne, what are you babbling about?” Waxillium asked. “Practicing my pretzel guy,” Wayne said. “He had a great accent...” Waxillium glanced at him. "That hat looks ridiculous.” “Fortunately, I can change hats,” Wayne said in the pretzel-guy accent, “while you, sir, are stuck with that face.

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  Guy, Looks, Faces

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• It is you!" the man exclaimed. "We thought you weren't coming for another week!" "Ashe," Sarene mumbled, "who is this lunatic and what does he want with me?

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  Men, Doe, Want

  Brandon Sanderson (2007). “Elantris: Tenth Anniversary Author's Definitive Edition”, p.56, Macmillan

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• Wayne: You wanna know why I really came to find you? Waxilliam: Why? Wayne: I thought of you happy in a comfy bed, resting and relaxing, spending the rest of your life sipping tea and reading papers while people bring you food and maids rub your toes and stuff. Waxilliam: And? Wayne: And I just couldn't leave you to a fate like that...I'm too good a friend to let a mate of mine die in such a terrible situation. Waxilliam: Comfortable? Wayne: No. Boring.

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  Reading, Fate, People

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• Well,” Waxillium said. “Perhaps I should begin by asking after your health.” “Perhaps you should,” Steris replied. “Er. Yes. How’s your health?” “Suitable.” “So is Waxillium,” Wayne added. They all turned to him. “You know,” he said. “He’s wearing a suit, and all. Suitable. Ahem. Is that mahogany?

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  Asking, Suits, Wayne

  Brandon Sanderson (2018). “Mistborn: The Wax and Wayne Series: (Alloy of Law, Shadows of Self, The Bands of Mourning)”, p.43, Tor Books

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• It’s what happens when you shoot someone,” Wayne pointed out. “At least, usually someone has the good sense to get dead when you go to all the trouble to shoot them.

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  Trouble, Wayne, Happens

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “The Alloy of Law: A Mistborn Novel”, p.120, Macmillan

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• Welcome, Ruin said, to godhood.

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  Ruins, Welcome, Said

  Brandon Sanderson (2008). “The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn”, p.664, Macmillan

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• I've found you can ignore half of what Dox tells you and not miss much-except for maybe they occasional complaint that you're spending too much.

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  Found You, Missing, Half

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.394, Macmillan

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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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  Mind, Tables, Bleeding

  Brandon Sanderson (2009). “Warbreaker”, p.99, Macmillan

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• You should try not to talk so much, friend. You'll sound far less stupid that way. - Breeze

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  Stupid, Trying, Sound

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.87, Macmillan

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• You see the dilemma?” Ham asked. “I see an idiot,” Breeze mumbled.

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  Ham, Idiot, Breeze

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “Mistborn: The Final Empire”, p.240, Macmillan

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• The finest defense of character is correct action. Acquaint yourself with virtue, and you can expect proper treatment from those around you.

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  Character, Defense, Action

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “The Way of Kings”, p.819, Macmillan

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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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  Rebel, Transition, Chaos

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “The Well of Ascension: Book Two of Mistborn”, p.378, Macmillan

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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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  Regret, Fate, Tyrants

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.551, Macmillan

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• Breeze turned to look out the window. "You were always the best of us, Sazed," he said quietly. "Because you believed in something.

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  Looks, Window, Said

  Brandon Sanderson (2008). “The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn”, p.42, Macmillan

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• What kind of woman is still able to trust people after everything she's been through? If she'd been Vin, she would have stabbed him in the back at the first opportunity, and that would have probably been the right thing to do. Yet, this girl just continued to trust. It was like finding a beautiful plant growing alone in a field of burnt ash.

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  Beautiful, Girl, Opportunity

  Brandon Sanderson (2008). “The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn”, p.479, Macmillan

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• Ham shook his head, sitting down, pouring himself something to drink. "I don't get it, El. Why'd she attack him?" "She's loony," Spook said.

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  Ham, Sitting Down, Pouring

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• I need something, Wax. A place to look. You always did the thinking.” “Yes, having a brain helps with that, surprisingly.

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  Thinking, Brain, Needs

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “The Alloy of Law: A Mistborn Novel”, p.55, Macmillan

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• All right," Spook said. He reached to the ground, scooping up a pile of ash. "Let's just rub this into your clothing and on your face...." Breeze froze. "I'll meet you back ath the lair," he finally said.

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  Ashes, Faces, Your Face

  Brandon Sanderson (2008). “The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn”, p.308, Macmillan

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• Fantasy has had some problems with being too repetitive, in my opinion. I try to read what other people are doing - and say, 'How can I add to this rather than just recycle it? How can I stand on Tolkien's shoulders rather than stand tied to his kneecaps?

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  People, Trying, Add

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• The most dangerous kind of man is not the one who spent his youth shoving others around. That kind of man gets lazy, and is often too content with his life to be truly dangerous. The man who spent his youth being shoved around, however … When that man gets a little power and authority, he often uses it to become a tyrant on par with the worst warlords in history.

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  Men, Tyrants, Lazy

  Brandon Sanderson (2014). “The Rithmatist”, p.90, Pan Macmillan

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• You're a very difficult person to manipulate, you know." "Nonsense," he said. "You just have to promise me that I won't have to do a thing, and then I'll do anything you want." "Anything?" "Anything that doesn't require doing anything." "That's nothing, then." "Is it?" "Yes." "Well, that's something.

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  Promise, Want, Nonsense

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• Impossible things are really rough to do, you know.

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  Impossible Things, Rough, Knows

  Brandon Sanderson (2016). “The Shattered Lens: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians”, p.51, Macmillan

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• Normally, I have a lot of alpha readers on my books. These are people that, once I finish a novel, I let them look at it and give me a reader response.

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  Book, People, Giving

  "JordanCon". Interview with Richard Fife, www.tor.com. June 7, 2010.

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