Brandon Sanderson Quotes

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• Mocking a woman is like drinking too much wine. It may be fun for a short time, but the hangover is hell.
• Must someone, some unseen thing, declare what is right for it to be right? I believe that my own morality - which answers only to…
• Strength does not make one capable of rule; it makes one capable of service.
• You are nothing if not exhaustive in your self-congratulatory made-up logic.
• The motivations of men. They never make sense. And they always make sense.
• You cannot tempt the hearts of men who are pure.
• Act with honor, and Honor will aid you
• People see in stories what they’re looking for, my young friend.
• To age truly was to suffer the ultimate treason, that of one's body against oneself.
• I will protect those who cannot protect themselves.
• It is a writer's greatest pleasure to hear that someone was kept up until the unholy hours of the morning reading one of their books
• You could be writing the book that changes your life.
• Ruin still used Reen's voice-it was familiar, something that had always seemed a part of her. Discovering that it belonged to that thing...it was like…
• The finest defense of character is correct action. Acquaint yourself with virtue, and you can expect proper treatment from those around you.
• The sudden and abrupt removal of my all-consuming goal ... well, it was like I was a donut, and somebody had sucked all the jelly…
• The Stormlight rising from his exposed skin was enough to illuminate the chasm, and it cast shadows on the walls as he ran. Those seemed…
• He found himself weeping. Not for the future or for the emperor. These were the tears of a man who saw before himself a masterpiece.…
• Words are where most change begins.
• Wherever it may be, whoever may hold it. That's who I am.
• Remember that your job as a practicing writer is to remember it's never going to be perfect on your first pass.

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