Those candle flames were like the lives of men. So fragile. So deadly. Left alone, they lit and warmed. Let run rampant,… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
A man was defined not by his flaws, but by how he overcame them. — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
In the end, all men die. How you lived will be far more important to the Almighty than what you accomplished. — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Her aunt Sol had once told Shai to smile at the worst insults and snap at the minor ones. That way, no… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
...Regardless, I still do not believe that your duty is to do as the people wish. Your duty is to lead as… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
It's easy to believe in something when you win all the time...The losses are what define a man's faith. — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
The motivations of men. They never make sense. And they always make sense. — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Though most expect young men to be fools, I've noticed that just a little bit of age can make a man far… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Why did they believe? Because they saw miracles. Things one man took as chance, a man of faith took as a sign.… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
It is you!" the man exclaimed. "We thought you weren't coming for another week!" "Ashe," Sarene mumbled, "who is this lunatic and… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
I was ten,” I said. “Give me a little credit.” “To a boy with aspirations like that, I would extend my respect—but… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
What? Is that boy crazy?" "Most young men his age are somewhat crazy, I think," Sazed said with a smile. "However, this… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Men protect things they find important," Galladon said with a shrug. "If you object, you shouldn't have made yourself so irreplaceable.Kolo?" -Brandon… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
The most dangerous kind of man is not the one who spent his youth shoving others around. That kind of man gets… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Authority doesn't come from a rank.," Kaladin said, fingering the spheres in his pocket. "Where does it come from?" "From the men… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
You're a mean old man, Your Grace." "And that is the way it should be." Roial informed. "Mean young men are trivial,… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Katar," Raoden called. Yes, My Lord?" Do you know what it is? The secret, I mean?" Kahar smiled. "I havent't been hungry… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
How did men believe in something that preached love on one hand, yet taught destruction of unbelievers on the other? How did… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Using a fetching face to make men do as you wish is no different from a man using muscle to force a… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
I consider myself to be a man of principle. But, what man does not? Even the cutthroat, I have noticed, considers his… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
He smiled despite the grief he felt at the deaths of his men; he smiled because that was what he did. That… — 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
