“Don’t mistake me,” Jasnah continued. “Some kinds of power are real—power to command armies, power to Soulcast. These come into play far… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Power was an illusion of perception, as Jasnah had said. The first step to being in control was to see yourself as… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“I know, better than anyone else, that there are no heroes coming to save us. There are no good Epics. None of… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“I’m sorry that your mystical, godlike powers do not instantly work as you would like them to.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“The idea of someone who can play with their emotions, who can 'mystically' get them to do certain things, makes them uncomfortable.… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“A leader did not slump. A leader was in control. Even when he least felt like he controlled anything. Especially then.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“On an individual basis, in most interactions, this thing we call power—authority—exists only as it is perceived.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“A woman's strength should not be in her role, whatever she chooses to be, but in the power to choose that role.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Control is the basis of all true power. Authority and strength are matters of perception” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“There is a secret you must learn, child,” Jasnah said. “A secret that is even more important than those relating to Shadesmar… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Power could be an illusion of perception. Even within yourself.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“ The only reason to be subservient to those with power is so that you can learn to someday take what they… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“The first step to being in control was to see yourself as capable of being in control.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“The world isn't fair? What a huge revelation! Some people in power abuse those they have power over? Amazing! When did this… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“People", Shai said, rising to fetch another seal, "by nature attempt to exercise power over what is around them. We build walls… — 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
