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
“ I will kill you , the words said. Death, death, death. “Well... that’s pleasant,” Elend said.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“A dozen candles burned themselves to death on the shelf before me. Each of my breaths made them tremble. To them, I… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“I hadn’t been fighting for vengeance, and hadn’t been fighting for redemption. I hadn’t been fighting because of my father’s death. I… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Death is the end of all men!” Dalinar bellowed. “What is the measure of him once he is gone? The wealth he… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“ You act as if I were your enemy. “You are my enemy. You seek to end the things I love.” And… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Today, men, I ask you your lives." "I ask of you your lives and your courage. I ask of your faith, your… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination. — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“I need you, Teft,” Kaladin said. “I said—” “Not your food. You. Your loyalty. Your allegiance.” The older man continued to eat.… — 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
“It had been eight years. The pain of loss was still there. It never went away. It just got buried in time,… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Dalinar Kholin was a connoisseur of death. Even since his youth, the sight of dead men had been a familiar thing to… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“. However, a quiet voice inside her argued that it was worth dying, if death would prove that truth was more powerful… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Can’t be any harder than sitting here and having a staring contest with mortality.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“There is a beauty in death—the beauty of finality, the beauty of completion.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Today, I know what death is. Why do I know what death is, Kaladin?” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Life before death, strength before weakness, journey before pancakes -Lopen” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Death isn’t better,” Kaladin said, looking Teft in the eyes. “Oh, it’s easy to say that now. But when you stand on… — 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
“Death is the end of all men!” Dalinar bellowed. “What is the measure of him once he is gone? The wealth he… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Hemalurgy, it is called, because of the connection to blood. It is not a coincidence, I believe, that death is always involved… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Spirit, mind, and body,” the wizened ardent said, her voice echoing in the stone catacomb. “Death is the separation of the three.… — 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
