Books Quotes by Brandon Sanderson

Elend: I kind of lost track of time… Breeze: For two hours? Elend: There were books involved.

— Brandon Sanderson

Lately, I feel like my life is a book written in a language I don't know how to read.

— Brandon Sanderson

“Authors write books for one, and only one, reason: because we like to torture people.”

— Brandon Sanderson

“I’m so happy Sazed included me in his little book so that drunk people can curse by my name.”

— Brandon Sanderson

“That was one nice thing about books and notes. They could always wait for another time.”

— Brandon Sanderson

“A book lives a new life every time it is read.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Nothing will train you to write better as a writer, than working on your next book.

— Brandon Sanderson

...somehow the old philosophers could make even the most salacious topics seem boring.

— Brandon Sanderson

Normally, I have a lot of alpha readers on my books. These are people that, once I finish a novel, I let…

— Brandon Sanderson

It was amazing how many books one could fit into a room, assuming one didn't want to move around very much.

— Brandon Sanderson

If you are anything like me --- Clever, fond of goat cheese, and devilishly handsome --- then you have undoubtedly read many…

— Brandon Sanderson

“You learned this,” Kabsal said, lifting up her drawing of Jasnah, “from a book.” “Er…yes?” He looked back at the picture. “I…

— Brandon Sanderson

When I write my books, actually, I'm known for very logical rule-based magic systems. I write with one foot in fantasy and…

— Brandon Sanderson

It is a writer's greatest pleasure to hear that someone was kept up until the unholy hours of the morning reading one…

— Brandon Sanderson

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

— Brandon Sanderson

“Banning books is tricky business, Vin—the more stink the Ministry makes about a text, the more attention it will draw, and the…

— Brandon Sanderson

Spook smiled. "Elend is a forgetful scholar - twice as bad as Sazed ever was. He gets lost in his books and…

— Brandon Sanderson

“The book was written to embody an ideal. It was given to people who already had momentum in doing what was right.…

— Brandon Sanderson

Authors also create lovable, friendly characters, then proceed to do terrible things to them, like throw them in unsightly librarian-controlled dungeons. This…

— Brandon Sanderson

When I do research, I cast my net very widely and then snatch what feels right out of that. Occasionally I'll read…

— Brandon Sanderson

“I spent years in a graduate literature program learning what makes great writing, and the only conclusion we came to was that…

— Brandon Sanderson

Remember, despite the fact that this book is being sold as a 'fantasy' novel, you must take all of the things it…

— Brandon Sanderson

So, when people try to give you some book with a shiny round award on the cover, be kind and gracious, but…

— Brandon Sanderson

What did it mean to be called “lord”? I’ll assume you’ve never had the honor, since I doubt any of you happen…

— Brandon Sanderson

By now, it is probably very late at night, and you have stayed up to read this book when you should have…

— Brandon Sanderson

“Everyone always talks about the magic of books being able to take you to other places, to let you see exotic worlds,…

— Brandon Sanderson

...Generally people don't recomend this type of book at all. It is far too interesting. Perhaps you have had other books recomended…

— Brandon Sanderson

They tried boiling books, but that didn't work very well." "I'm surprised they haven't tried boiling one another." "Oh, it's been tried,"…

— Brandon Sanderson

“Unfortunately, I know that some of you Hushlanders have trouble counting to three. (The Librarian- controlled schools don't want you to be…

— Brandon Sanderson

“People don't read anymore. And, when they do, they don't read books like this one, but instead read books that depress them,…

— Brandon Sanderson

“It soon became obvious, even with9in the stedding, that the Pattern was grwoing frail. The sky darkened. Our dead appeared, standing in…

— Brandon Sanderson

“Adults are not idiots often in books such as this one, the opposite impression is given. Adults in those stories will either…

— Brandon Sanderson

“Books have great value, actions have greater value.”

— Brandon Sanderson

You could be writing the book that changes your life.

— Brandon Sanderson

This is going to take a while. I'm a fantasy author. We have trouble with the concept of brevity.

— Brandon Sanderson

“If you can read the book and say, ‘Space Marines, YEEEAAAHHH!’ That’s Military Science Fiction.” (Brigham Young writing lecture, March 2012)”

— Brandon Sanderson

“Too many scholars think of research as purely a cerebral pursuit. If we do nothing with the knowledge we gain, then we…

— Brandon Sanderson

If I should die,” Dalinar said, “then I would do so having lived my life right. It is not the destination that…

— Brandon Sanderson

“The body needs many different foods to remain healthy. And the mind needs many different ideas to remain sharp. Wouldn't you agree?…

— Brandon Sanderson

I try to avoid having thoughts. They lead to other thoughts, and—if you’re not careful—those lead to actions. Actions make you tired.…

— Brandon Sanderson