The more limitations you put on a character, often times the better a character you'll make them, the more interesting the story… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
The finest defense of character is correct action. Acquaint yourself with virtue, and you can expect proper treatment from those around you. — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“I believe that my own morality—which answers only to my heart—is more sure and true than the morality of those who do… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Morality is separate from the ideals of men. It exists whole somewhere, to be approached—but never truly understood—by the mortal. The Philosophy… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
The nature of morality must be considered, and preferably before one is exposed to situations where a moral decision is required. — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
The number 1 thing that I don't want to see in a story is when characters exist simply to be proven wrong. — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Must someone, some unseen thing, declare what is right for it to be right? I believe that my own morality - which… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Morality applies to your intent and the greater context of the situation. Seeking” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Vin, Vin. Why can't you see? This isn't about good or evil. Morality doesn't even enter into it. Good men will kill… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“You can be moral without following the law, and you can be immoral while following the law.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“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 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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“And...how much are we getting paid for achieving the impossible?” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
