War Quotes by Brandon Sanderson

“Plan every battle as if you will inevitably retreat, but fight every battle like there is no backing down.”

— Brandon Sanderson

“Money is behind every war,” Au-nak continued. “Religion is but an excuse. Or perhaps a justification.”

— Brandon Sanderson

“the kandra people were at war again, and the only ones”

— Brandon Sanderson

War is far worse. At least where politics is going on, there are usually nice hors d’oeuvres.

— Brandon Sanderson

“I do sympathize with them," Exel said. "I'd love to do nothing. Seems like a grand profession. It's never because of the…

— Brandon Sanderson

“Middle ground only comes in war after lots of people have died—and only after the important people are worried they might actually…

— Brandon Sanderson

“If the afterlife really is a big war,” Kaladin said, “then I hope I end up in Damnation. At least there I…

— Brandon Sanderson

“Is this a battle we can really fight? “You’re fighting it already, Goodman Mennis. You’re just losing horribly.”

— Brandon Sanderson

“Ten spears go to battle," he whispered, "and nine shatter. Did the war forge the one that remained? No, Amaran. All the…

— Brandon Sanderson

Spook smiled. "Elend is a forgetful scholar - twice as bad as Sazed ever was. He gets lost in his books and…

— Brandon Sanderson

“Money is behind every war,” Au-nak continued. “Religion is but an excuse. Or perhaps a justification.” “There’s a difference?” the ardent said,…

— Brandon Sanderson

Yelling a battle cry—more to motivate himself than frighten his foes—Lukel grabbed the table leg and swung it at a soldier. The…

— Brandon Sanderson

Everyone gets scared, Princess. Even brave men sometimes run the first time they see battle. In armies, that's why there's so much…

— Brandon Sanderson

“Dalinar forced himself to be calm. "Roion, we cannot continue to treat this war as a game." "All wars are games. The…

— Brandon Sanderson

“So it’s our fault.” “Yes. Like everything else. War. Famine. Bad hair.” “Wait. Bad hair?” Shallan blew a lock of it out…

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“If we cannot defeat the assassin, then we must remove his reason for attacking. If we can capture or eliminate his employers,…

— Brandon Sanderson

“Though, when I'm proven wrong and the underprivileged masses storm my palace and burn me at the stake, I'll be sure to…

— Brandon Sanderson

“What a surreal sensation, being back here, being treated like he was still the boy who had left for war five years…

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“ The first step is to care , Tukks’s voice seemed to whisper. Some talk about being emotionless in battle. Well, I…

— Brandon Sanderson

“Money is behind every war,” Au-nak continued. “Religion is but an excuse. Or perhaps a justification.” “There’s a difference?” the ardent said,…

— Brandon Sanderson

“I continue to wonder,' he said, glancing down at Min, 'why you all assume that I am too dense to see what…

— Brandon Sanderson

“The Hallandren sent those soldiers in to kill. Kill the poor that they created. We're going to stop them from doing things…

— Brandon Sanderson