“As she’d left, I’d glanced at her gun. This time, when she’d pointed it at me, she’d flicked the safety on. If… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
At times, it seems to me that to be human is to want that which we cannot have. For some, this is… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“The rest of the time, I don't do so much thinkin'. 'Cuz if I did, I'd go running back to where things… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
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… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Mocking a woman is like drinking too much wine. It may be fun for a short time, but the hangover is hell. — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“The best indication of what human beings will do is not what they think, but what the record says similar groups have… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“If something had been done one way for such a long time, he figured there was probably a good reason. Behind him… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“What is fact? What records did the church, in its misguided attempt to cleanse the past of perceived contradictions, rewrite to suit… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
What would you think if I told you that I wasn’t an Allomancer?” Sazed asked. “I’d think that you were lying,” Vin… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“The skaa called Sazed holy, but at that moment he realized that he was the most profane of men. He was a… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Oh, child. The world is monstrous at times, and there are those who would have you believe that you are terrible by… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“What is it to be witty, then?” “To say clever things.” “And what is cleverness?” “I …” Why was he having this… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Chana knows, I wondered sometimes how I raised that child without strangling her. By age six, [Jasnah] was pointing out my logical… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“All things have a soul. A vase, a wall, a chair. And when a vase is broken, it might die in the… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Perhaps it was time, for once, to stop letting the rain dictate his mood. He couldn’t banish the seed of darkness inside… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Elend Venture,” she said, standing up. “There is something I’ve been meaning to tell you for some time.” She paused, blinking away… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Enjoy the moment,” Evi told him. “Close your eyes and contemplate what the One has given you. Seek the peace of oblivion,… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“The trick to happiness wasn’t in freezing every momentary pleasure and clinging to each one, but in ensuring one’s life would produce… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Legends say that one of your ancestors —one of only two others to have this Talent—broke time and space together, forming a… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Every moment in our lives seems trivial," Zahel said. "Most are forgotten while some, equally humble, become the points upon which history… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Belief isn't simply a thing for fair times and bright days, I think. What is belief- what is faith- if you don't… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
If you're always on time, it implies that you never have anything better you should be doing. -Kelsier — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“The only time you seem honest is when you’re insulting someone!” “The only honest things I can say to you are insults.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“If you're always on time, it implies that you never have anything better you should be doing.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
They say a man doesn't know himself until he faces death for the first time. . . I don't know about that.… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Seen like that, he was just a shadow; darkness, a nothingness, before real power. The men of this world, epics included, would… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“It is strange,” the man said. “People get such a small amount of time. So many I’ve known say it—as soon as… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Oh, and one thing. Please, please don’t depend on me too much. I mean that. I’m not going to be of much… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“You want to be a better person? Go listen to someone you disagree with. don't argue with them just listen . It's… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Besides—only people from Arelon are taken by the Shaod. It an take Teoish people, but only if they're living in Arelon at… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“I’ll admit, Jasnah, that I empathize with your skepticism, but I don’t agree with it. I just think you've been looking for God in… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share
They say a man doesn't know himself until he faces death for the first time. . . I don't know about that. It seems… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share
“I wasn’t a nerd, mind you, but I’d spent a lot of my youth studying Epics, so I’d had limited experience with social interaction.… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share
“Why, Elend! That’s almost romantic—in a twisted ‘I’m going to make my wife want to kill me’ sort of way.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share
“Elantris was the one place where she could remember feeling unconditional acceptance. She had not been a princess, she had been something far better… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share
“Elend smiled. "Oh, come on. You have to admit that you're unusual, Vin. You're like some strange mixture of a noblewoman, a street urchin,… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share
“That is always how it is, though, isn't it?” Shuden asked. “Those who can least afford extravagance seem to be the ones most determined… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share
“He says he’s letting the Stormfather judge you,” Moash added. “Jezerezeh, king of Heralds. He says that if you deserve to live, you will….”… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share
“The stories say the Nightwatcher might be capable of that. . . . Powerful spren. Vast spren.’ ‘Is he calling me vast?’ Syl said,… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share
“But the mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share
“If you're always on time, it implies that you never have anything better you should be doing.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share
You are inexperienced. So was I, once. So is every man. The measure of a person is not how much they have lived. .… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share