Top 100 Sanderson Quotes
#1. Are there any religions on your list that include the slaughter of noblemen as a holy duty?
Brandon Sanderson
#2. Plan?" Marasi asked.
"Not dyin'."
"Anything more detailed than that?"
"Not dyin' ... today?
Brandon Sanderson
#3. I couldn't help grinning at the sight of her. Megan, in turn, raised a nine-millimeter square at my chest.
Well, that was familiar, at least.
Brandon Sanderson
#4. It looked like a bird - in the same way that a wolf looked like a lapdog.
Brandon Sanderson
#5. Put two men together, and they will find something to argue about. Gather them into groups, and one group will find reason to oppress or attack another.
Brandon Sanderson
#7. To live was to be a fragment of the cosmere that was experiencing itself.
Brandon Sanderson
#8. I'm Galladon, from the sovereign realm of Duladel. I'm most recently from Elantris, land of sludge, insanity, and eternal perdition. Nice to meet you.
Brandon Sanderson
#9. Once, maybe I would have thought you a fool, but ... well, that's kind of what trust is, isn't it? A willful self-delusion? You have to shut out that voice that whispers about betrayal, and just hope that your friends aren't going to hurt you.
Brandon Sanderson
#11. I'm not known for my intellectual range and tricks have been played on me.
William Sanderson
#12. Yet, it amazes me that anyone would give heed to a man who speaks such hatred.
Brandon Sanderson
#14. His muscles glistened, wet as if he'd just swum a great distance. To his side, he carried a massive Shardblade, point down, sticking about a finger's width into the stone, his hand on the hilt. The Blade reflected torchlight; it was long, narrow, and straight, shaped like an enormous spike.
Brandon Sanderson
#15. This is going to take a while. I'm a fantasy author. We have trouble with the concept of brevity.
Brandon Sanderson
#16. The man was watching the nearby fish tank, which stood beneath a depiction of Tindwyl, Mother of Terris, perched on the walls during her last stand against the darkness. In the tank, tiny octopuses moved across the glass.
Brandon Sanderson
#17. That's the point, isn't it? We have to live on, no matter how hard it gets. We'll win in the end.
Brandon Sanderson
#18. My Megan is a sunrise, always changing, but beautiful the entire time.
Brandon Sanderson
#20. When this is finished, I think I should like to live where it is warm all year.
Brandon Sanderson
#21. He picked up the candelabra, pocketed the doily underneath, then put the candelabra back in place with the pocket watch hanging from it.
Brandon Sanderson
#22. Being polite to a person is not a sign of respect for them. It is merely a sign of a good upbringing and a balanced nature.
Brandon Sanderson
#24. It's not my intention to let go of you," I mumbled. "Not ever.
Brandon Sanderson
#25. In many ways, this place wasn't so different from the lumberyards his men had recently escaped.
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#28. There was honor in facing the consequences of one's actions.
Wasn't there?
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#29. Elend Venture," she said, standing up. "There is something I've been meaning to tell you for some time." She paused, blinking away her
tears. "You read too much. Especially in the presence of ladies.
Brandon Sanderson
#31. He thought what she did was horrible, so he insisted on taking the punishment himself, instead of sending another.
Brandon Sanderson
#32. Did people what got killed in a flood expect an apology from God? God did as God wished. You simply hoped to not get on His worse side. Kinda like the bouncer at the club with the pretty sister.
Brandon Sanderson
#33. How can you be tired? your poor horse did all the running."
"It was emotionally exhausting, Hammond," Breeze said, rapping the larger man's hand with his cane.
Brandon Sanderson
#34. We want what we can't have, even when we have no right to demand it.
Brandon Sanderson
#35. Eventually, after seven crop rotations or so, they reached the front of the line.
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#36. Love' was a word I had cheapened with overuse over the years, bleeding it dry of meaning by saying it purely from force of habit, or to convince myself of something of which I was far from sure. I wanted to wait until the words started to feel meaningful again before I used them.
Catherine Sanderson
#37. Keeping him in here is like snuggling up to a bomb, content that it's not going to explode simply because you can still hear it ticking.
Brandon Sanderson
#38. It was his ability to trust," she said. "It was the way that he made good people into better people, the way that he inspired them. His crew worked because he had confidence in them - because he respected them. And, in return, they respected each other.
Brandon Sanderson
#39. Remember, despite the fact that this book is being sold as a 'fantasy' novel, you must take all of the things it says extremely seriously, as they are quite important, are in no way silly, and always make sense.
Rutabaga.
Brandon Sanderson
#40. Who would live in this rank old Paris if it was not for its gardens?" - John Sanderson
David McCullough
#41. If you are anything like me
Clever, fond of goat cheese, and devilishly handsome
then you have undoubtedly read many books.
Brandon Sanderson
#44. Never call this land hell, he had said. Respect the land as you would a dangerous beast, but do not hate it.
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#45. 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.
Brandon Sanderson
#47. Oh, don't worry. If you didn't say some stupid things every once in a while, you certainly wouldn't fit in with this group.
Brandon Sanderson
#48. You talk about hunger and pain as if they are forces which can't be resisted. Anything is acceptable, as long as the hunger made you do it-remove our comforts, and we become animals.
Brandon Sanderson
#49. Can you feel it? Something just changed. I believe that's the sound the world makes when it pisses itself.
Brandon Sanderson
#50. The best came from my martial arts teacher, who also taught Elvis. He said, 'Your ego will get you killed.'
William Sanderson
#51. Respect the people you lie to, Tao had taught her. Steal from them long enough, and you will begin to understand them.
Brandon Sanderson
#52. It is a writer's greatest pleasure to hear that someone was kept up until the unholy hours of the morning reading one of their books
Brandon Sanderson
#53. I'm wondering if every person I pass has similar depths, and if there's any way to avoid the mistake of judging them so shallowly that I'm rocked when they show their true complexity.
Brandon Sanderson
#55. Afraid so. But you can't go someplace a second time until you been there a first time, I reckon. Everyone has to stand out sometime,
Brandon Sanderson
#56. It's actually a rather romantic and dramatic story
one I would eagerly tell you, except for the fact that I recently forgot it, based on it being far too long and having not enough decapitations.
Brandon Sanderson
#57. They all want to be involved, but nobody wants to be responsible.
Brandon Sanderson
#58. Wait," Dion said. "You just defeated an assassin with a hostile takeover?" "I use the cards dealt to me.
Brandon Sanderson
#59. Words aren't meant to be kept inside, you see. They are free creatures, and if locked away will unsettle the stomach.
Brandon Sanderson
#60. I take two hours off for my family every day. And then I write fourteen hours.
Brandon Sanderson
#61. So much evil, Nightblood said, like a woman tisking as she cleaned cobwebs from her ceiling.
Brandon Sanderson
#62. He was protecting. He was saving. Yet he was killing. How could something so terrible be so beautiful at the same time?
Brandon Sanderson
#63. Some important decisions were made on a battlefield or in a conference room. But others happened quietly, unseen by others. That didn't make the decision any less important to Sazed. He would believe. Not because something had been proven to him beyond his ability to deny. But because he chose to.
Brandon Sanderson
#64. He wasn't sure which side of the argument he came down on, but at least he wasn't going around melting people for an audience. Besides, for the moment he figured he'd choose the side that wasn't actively trying to kill him. He strolled and stuck
Brandon Sanderson
#65. That had never made sense to Kaladin. The Almighty was supposed to be able to see all and know all. So why did he need a prayer to be burned before he would do anything? Why did he need people to fight for him in the first place?
Brandon Sanderson
#66. I think something innate in us understands that seeking the good of society is usually best for the individual as well. Humankind is noble, when we give it the chance to be. That nobility is something that exists independent of any god's decree.
Brandon Sanderson
#67. Abandon the guilt," Prof said. "Abandon the denial. Steelheart did this to her. He's our goal. That has to be your focus. We don't have time for grief; we only have time for vengeance.
Brandon Sanderson
#68. Though, if you think about it, hostile, dethroned pseudodeities probably make disagreeable neighbors. You'll have to figure out something to do with him.
Brandon Sanderson
#69. The buzzing was like the eager purr of a muscle car that had just been started, but left in neutral. That was another of Cody's metaphors for it; I'd said the sensation felt like an unbalanced washing machine filled with a hundred epileptic chimpanzees. Pretty proud of that one.
Brandon Sanderson
#71. If we do nothing with the knowledge we gain, then we have wasted our study.
Brandon Sanderson
#72. Anonymity. Hiding, even when you're with others. Being quiet, unobtrusive. Forcing yourself to stay apart - emotionally, at least. It's a way of life. A protection.
Brandon Sanderson
#73. You're an excellent judge of character, Sarene - except your own. Often our own opinions of ourselves are the most unrealistic.
Brandon Sanderson
#74. If men should read these words, let them know that power is a heavy burden. Seek not to be bound by its chains.
Brandon Sanderson
#75. You like lies?" Shallan asked. "Good lies," Pattern said. "That lie. Good lie." "What makes a lie good?" Shallan asked, taking careful notes, recording Pattern's exact words. "True lies." "Pattern, those two are opposites." "Hmmmm . . . Light makes shadow. Truth makes lies. Hmmmm.
Brandon Sanderson
#76. If you're always on time, it implies that you never have anything better you should be doing.
Brandon Sanderson
#77. Raised a finger, pointing out a door. Wax gave her a nod and crouched
Brandon Sanderson
#78. Nonsense. The sword is worth far more than that. I'll throw in a pair of penis.
Brandon Sanderson
#80. Shallan's mental image of Jasnah Kholin was of someone almost divine. It was, upon reflection, an odd way to regard a determined atheist.
Brandon Sanderson
#81. You want to be a better person? Go listen to someone you disagree with. don't argue with them just listen. It's remarkable what interesting things people will say if you take the time to not be a jerk.
Brandon Sanderson
#82. How do you accidentally kill a lord in his own manor?'
with a knife to the chest ... well a pair of knives actually, one can never be too careful
Brandon Sanderson
#83. A person needed to experience real danger or they would never find joy in excelling. There had to be a risk of failure, the chance to die.
Brandon Sanderson
#84. Successful leaders all share one common trait - they believe that they can do a better job than the alternatives. Humility is fine when considering your responsibility and duty, but when it comes time to make a decision, you must not question yourself.
Brandon Sanderson
#85. I need something, Wax. A place to look. You always did the thinking."
"Yes, having a brain helps with that, surprisingly.
Brandon Sanderson
#86. Better to be the failure who nobly strived than the success who never really had to.
Brandon Sanderson
#87. My name is Stephen Leeds, and I am perfectly sane. My hallucinations, however, are all quite mad.
Brandon Sanderson
#88. It frightens me," Shallan said, "because we all see the world by some kind of light personal to us, and that light changes perception. I don't see clearly. I want to, but I don't know if I ever truly can.
Brandon Sanderson
#89. SR: "We are talking of a world war."
AQ: "And that makes you sweat, son?"
SR: "Heavens, man! Doesn't it you?"
AQ: "This is Africa, dear boy. Sweating is what we do."
~Alan Quartermain and Sanderson Reed
Alan Moore
#90. Waxillium found himself nodding. "You can be very wise sometimes, Wayne."
"It's onnacount of my thinkin', mate," Wayne said, tapping his head, increasing the thickness of his accent. "It's what I do wif my brain. Somma the time, at least.
Brandon Sanderson
#91. Look who's full of himself," MeLaan said from her chair.
"He's always full of himself," Wayne said, cracking a walnut. "Mostly on account of him eatin' his own fingernails. I seen him do it.
Brandon Sanderson
#93. Revenge wouldn't drive her. But questions. Yes, questions would.
Brandon Sanderson
#94. That was one attribute in a man that Zane respected above all others. Especially since he had trouble displaying it himself.
Brandon Sanderson
#95. The first step in taking control of a nation, Arteth, is the simplest. You find someone to hate.
Brandon Sanderson
#96. Can't be any harder than sitting here and having a staring contest with mortality.
Brandon Sanderson
#97. I'm like that," she said. "Wild mood swings. It makes me more interesting.
Brandon Sanderson
#98. Hard times make people willing to accept a man who preaches change.
Brandon Sanderson
#99. You want to be competent? she thought. You want to learn to be in control of what goes on around you, rather than just being pushed around? Then you'll have to learn to deal with failure.
Brandon Sanderson
#100. Already I fear that I have made things too easy for men. This
Brandon Sanderson
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