“Every moment in our lives seems trivial," Zahel said. "Most are forgotten while some, equally humble, become the points upon which history… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“The trick to happiness wasn’t in freezing every momentary pleasure and clinging to each one, but in ensuring one’s life would produce… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Legends say that one of your ancestors —one of only two others to have this Talent—broke time and space together, forming a… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“It is strange,” the man said. “People get such a small amount of time. So many I’ve known say it—as soon as… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“And don't waste time worshipping Harmony. Doing good was the worship.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“But it was important to be rational at all times, not just when calm.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“The past is irrelevant. I only look forward.” Dalinar was not certain he agreed with either statement.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Jasnah was never wrong.” “This would be a storming bad time for her to break her record,” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
My job is not to save 'The Wheel of Time', to fix 'The Wheel of Time', or anything like that. My job… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“We remember the good times and the bad ones, forgetting that most times are neither good nor bad. They just are.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Finally he spoke. "You love them that much, 'Ene?" "They have become my people, Father." "It has been less than two months."… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“The rest of the time, I don't do so much thinkin'. 'Cuz if I did, I'd go running back to where things… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
At times, it seems to me that to be human is to want that which we cannot have. For some, this is… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“If something had been done one way for such a long time, he figured there was probably a good reason. Behind him… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“He fought as he wished he had all those years ago, for the chance he had missed. In that moment between storms--when… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Personally, I say, "Out of the frying pan and into the deadly pit filled with sharks who are wielding chainsaws with killer… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
What would you think if I told you that I wasn’t an Allomancer?” Sazed asked. “I’d think that you were lying,” Vin… — 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
“Perhaps it was time, for once, to stop letting the rain dictate his mood. He couldn’t banish the seed of darkness inside… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Oh, and one thing. Please, please don’t depend on me too much. I mean that. I’m not going to be of much… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“You want to be a better person? Go listen to someone you disagree with. don't argue with them just listen . It's… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Besides—only people from Arelon are taken by the Shaod. It an take Teoish people, but only if they're living in Arelon at… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Belief isn't simply a thing for fair times and bright days...What is belief - what is faith - if you don't continue… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“You must find the most important words a man can say...Those words came to me from one who claimed to have seen… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“There have been a lot of Smedries over the centuries," he said, "and a lot of Talents. Many of them tend to… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Mocking a woman is like drinking too much wine. It may be fun for a short time, but the hangover is hell. — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“The only time you seem honest is when you’re insulting someone!” “The only honest things I can say to you are insults.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Belief isn't simply a thing for fair times and bright days, I think. What is belief- what is faith- if you don't… — 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
