Brandon Sanderson Quotes About Books

Quotes about: Books

• Novels aren’t just happy escapes; they are slivers of people’s souls, nailed to the pages, dripping ink from veins of wood pulp. Reading the right one at the right time can make all the difference.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Inspirational, Change, Happy

• By now, it is probably very late at night, and you have stayed up to read this book when you should have gone to sleep. If this is the case, then I commend you for falling into my trap. It is a writer's greatest pleasure to hear that someone was kept up until the unholy hours of the morning reading one of his books. It goes back to authors being terrible people who delight in the suffering of others. Plus, we get a kickback from the caffeine industry.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Morning, Book, Fall

• You could be writing the book that changes your life.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Book, Writing, Changing Your Life

• I try to avoid having thoughts. They lead to other thoughts, and—if you’re not careful—those lead to actions. Actions make you tired. I have this on rather good authority from someone who once read it in a book.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Book, Tired, Trying

  Brandon Sanderson (2009). “Warbreaker”, p.84, Macmillan

• When I write my books, actually I'm known for very logical rule-based magic systems. I write with one foot in fantasy and one foot in science fiction.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Book, Writing, Feet

  "Bestselling Author Explores Infinity Blade Lore". Interview with John Gaudiosi, www.ign.com. October 5, 2011.

• My behavior is nonetheless, deplorable. Unfortunately, I'm quite prone to such bouts of deplorability--take for instance, my fondness for reading books at the dinner table.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Book, Reading, Tables

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.291, Macmillan

• Elend: I kind of lost track of time… Breeze: For two hours? Elend: There were books involved.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Book, Two, Track

• Remember, despite the fact that this book is being sold as a 'fantasy' novel, you must take all of the things it says extremely seriously, as they are quite important, are in no way silly, and always make sense. Rutabaga.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Silly, Book, Fantasy Novels

  Brandon Sanderson (2016). “Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians”, p.74, Macmillan

• It was amazing how many books one could fit into a room, assuming one didn't want to move around very much.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Moving, Book, Want

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.1035, Macmillan

• What did it mean to be called “lord”? I’ll assume you’ve never had the honor, since I doubt any of you happen to be British royalty. (And, if by chance you are, then let me say, “Hello, Your Majesty! Welcome to my stupid book. Can I borrow some cash?”)

  Brandon Sanderson

  Stupid, Book, Mean

  Brandon Sanderson (2016). “The Scrivener's Bones: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians”, p.114, Macmillan

• So, when people try to give you some book with a shiny round award on the cover, be kind and gracious, but tell them you don't read "fantasy," because you prefer stories that are real. Then come back here and continue your research on the cult of evil Librarians who secretly rule the world.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Real, Book, Awards

  Brandon Sanderson (2017). “Brandon Sanderson's Fantasy Firsts: (The Way of Kings, Mistborn: The Final Empire, Rithmatist, Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians)”, p.2399, Macmillan

• Lately, I feel like my life is a book written in a language I don't know how to read.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Book, Language, Life Is

  Brandon Sanderson (2008). “The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn”, p.236, Macmillan

• Spook smiled. "Elend is a forgetful scholar - twice as bad as Sazed ever was. He gets lost in his books and forgets about meeting he himself called. He only dresses with any sense of fashion because a Terriswoman bought him a new wardrobe. War has change him some, but on the inside, I think he's still just a dreamer caught in a world with too much violence.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Fashion, War, Book

  Brandon Sanderson (2008). “The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn”, p.478, Macmillan

• If I should die,” Dalinar said, “then I would do so having lived my life right. It is not the destination that matters, but how one arrives there.” “The Codes?” “No. The Way of Kings.” “That storming book.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Kings, Book, Matter

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “The Way of Kings”, p.787, Macmillan

• If you are anything like me --- Clever, fond of goat cheese, and devilishly handsome --- then you have undoubtedly read many books.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Clever, Book, Goats

  Brandon Sanderson (2016). “Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians”, p.224, Macmillan

• ...Generally people don't recomend this type of book at all. It is far too interesting. Perhaps you have had other books recomended to you. Perhaps, even, you have been given books by friends, parents, teachers, then told that these books are the type you have to read. Those books are invariably described as "important"- which in my experience, pretty much means that they're boring. (words like meaningful and thoughtful are other good clues.)

  Brandon Sanderson

  Meaningful, Teacher, Book

• They tried boiling books, but that didn't work very well." "I'm surprised they haven't tried boiling one another." "Oh, it's been tried," Galladon said. "Fortunately. something happens to us during the Shaod—apparently the flesh of a dead man doesn't taste too good. Kolo? In fact, it's so violently bitter that no one can keep it down." "It's nice to see that cannibalism has been so logically ruled out as an option," Raoden said dryly

  Brandon Sanderson

  Nice, Book, Men

• Too many scholars think of research as purely a cerebral pursuit. If we do nothing with the knowledge we gain, then we have wasted our study. Books can store information better than we can--what we we do that books cannot is interpret. So if one is not going to draw conclusions, then one might as well just leave the information in the texts.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Book, Thinking, Research

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “The Way of Kings”, p.462, Macmillan

• 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

  Brandon Sanderson

  Morning, Book, Reading

• Nothing will train you to write better as a writer, than working on your next book.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Book, Writing, Next

• Normally, I have a lot of alpha readers on my books. These are people that, once I finish a novel, I let them look at it and give me a reader response.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Book, People, Giving

  "JordanCon". Interview with Richard Fife, www.tor.com. June 7, 2010.

• When I do research, I cast my net very widely and then snatch what feels right out of that. Occasionally I'll read a specific book for a specific book, but usually I'm trying to increase my general understanding.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Book, Understanding, Trying

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