Brandon Sanderson

“You all act differently and think differently. Nothing else is like that—animals act alike, and all spren are, in a sense, virtually…

— Brandon Sanderson

“Yes, I keep the flower,” Kelsier said. “I’m not really sure why. But…do you stop loving someone just because they betray you?…

— Brandon Sanderson

“Captain,” said one of the guardsmen. “I was here when it happened, watching him on the balcony. It fell right out. Barely…

— Brandon Sanderson

“If we cannot defeat the assassin, then we must remove his reason for attacking. If we can capture or eliminate his employers,…

— Brandon Sanderson

Your insult has offended me. If we were at the Peaks, we would have to duel in traditional alil'tiki'i fashion." "Which is…

— Brandon Sanderson

“She did believe in Austre. She loved the teachings of the five Visions. Humility. Sacrifice. Seeing another's problems before your own. Yet…

— Brandon Sanderson

Why did they believe? Because they saw miracles. Things one man took as chance, a man of faith took as a sign.…

— Brandon Sanderson

Marsh: Our best efforts were never even a mild annoyance to the Lord Ruler." Kelsier: Ah, but being an annoyance is something…

— Brandon Sanderson

“Though, when I'm proven wrong and the underprivileged masses storm my palace and burn me at the stake, I'll be sure to…

— Brandon Sanderson

“Kelsier exhaled in exasperation. “Elend Venture? You risked your life—risked the plan, and our lives—for that fool of a boy?” Vin looked…

— Brandon Sanderson

How do you fight someone smarter than yourself?' Rand Whispered. 'The answer is simple. You make her think that you are sitting…

— Brandon Sanderson

“Suddenly, Vin grew pale. Elend paused, glancing at her, sensing that something was wrong. Not with what he'd said, something else. What…

— Brandon Sanderson

“But it’s not a matter of morality, is it? It’s a matter of thresholds. How many guilty may be punished before you’d…

— Brandon Sanderson

“When did you get so peppy?” she shouted. “Ever since I assumed I was dead, then I suddenly wasn't.” “Then remind me…

— Brandon Sanderson

“She didn’t attack like the prim, excitable girl who had been trained by cautious Vorin society. She attacked like the frenzied child…

— Brandon Sanderson

“And so, Navani painted a prayer onto the stones themselves, sending her attendants for more ink. She paced off the size of…

— Brandon Sanderson

“What is a woman’s place in this modern world? I rebel against this question, though so many of my peers ask it.…

— Brandon Sanderson

“But you know what I think? I think you're looking for excuses to not let go. This thing, it's who you are.…

— Brandon Sanderson

What kind of woman is still able to trust people after everything she's been through? If she'd been Vin, she would have…

— Brandon Sanderson

“This table has four legs. Would you not say that is a truth, independent of my perspective?” Pattern buzzed uncertainly. “What is…

— Brandon Sanderson

“ What responsibility are you avoiding... He wasn't avoiding responsibility... Though there was one thing he clung to. An excuse, perhaps, like…

— Brandon Sanderson

“Kaladin spun through the last motions of the kata, chasm forgotten, bridgemen forgotten, fatigue forgotten. For a moment, it was just him.…

— Brandon Sanderson

“Personally, Vin didn't find the library's location nearly as asuming as its contents. Or, rather, lack thereof. Though the romm was lined…

— Brandon Sanderson

Raoden turned to regard the large Dula. "What does it matter? It's not like we have anything pressing to do. It's actually…

— Brandon Sanderson

“Any chef worth his spoons learned to talk, because cooking was an art—and art was subjective. One man could love an ice…

— Brandon Sanderson

“So it’s our fault.” “Yes. Like everything else. War. Famine. Bad hair.” “Wait. Bad hair?” Shallan blew a lock of it out…

— Brandon Sanderson

“Our ultimate goal is the preservation of all Roshar," Dalinar said softly. "We've seen the cost of division in our ranks. Because…

— Brandon Sanderson

I had Eondel teach me," Raoden said. "Back when I was trying to find ways to prove that my father's laws were…

— Brandon Sanderson

They say a man doesn't know himself until he faces death for the first time. . . I don't know about that.…

— Brandon Sanderson

The Stormlight rising from his exposed skin was enough to illuminate the chasm, and it cast shadows on the walls as he…

— Brandon Sanderson

“I can see why we need fellows who know how to light fires,” Bluth said. “But I don’t see why we need…

— Brandon Sanderson

“That caravan looks as if it’s all Vorin. Also, you look a little spindly for a Horneater.” “Did you just insult the…

— Brandon Sanderson

Attacking a provincial lord in his manor house, surrounded by guards...Honestly, Kell, I'd nearly forgotten how foolhardy you can be. "Foolhardy?" Kelsier…

— Brandon Sanderson

“ What is a woman's place in this modern world? Jasnah Kholin's words read. I rebel against this question, though so many…

— Brandon Sanderson

“I’m not good with relationships, Shallan.” “Is there anyone who actually is? I mean, is there really someone out there who looks…

— Brandon Sanderson

“What I'm trying to say is that you don't understand a man until you understand what makes him do what he does.…

— Brandon Sanderson

...Regardless, I still do not believe that your duty is to do as the people wish. Your duty is to lead as…

— Brandon Sanderson

“Kaladin turned to Moash. “Why do they treat us so, Moash? Because they know they should be better than they are. Because…

— Brandon Sanderson

You're wonderful. So full of life and excitement. The priests and servants of the palace, they wear colors, but there's no color…

— Brandon Sanderson

“You look so ugly, it seems that someone tried—and failed—to get the warts off your face through aggressive application of sandpaper. You…

— Brandon Sanderson