Brandon Sanderson Quotes - Page 6

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• 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.

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• Are there any religions on your list that include the slaughter of noblemen as a holy duty?

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  Noblemen, Lists, Holy

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.200, Macmillan

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• anyone know where Kell is?" "Sleeping," Vin said. "He came in late last night, and hasn't gotten up yet." Ham grunted, taking a bite of baywrap. "Dox?" "In his room on the third floor," Vin said. "He got up early, came down to get something to eat, and went back upstairs." ... Ham raised an eyebrow. "You always keep track of where everyone is like that?" "Yes.

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  Sleep, Night, Eyebrows

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• The Shaod, it was called. The Transformation... When it came, the fortuante person's life ended and began anew; he would discard his old, mundane existence and move to Elantris. Elantris, where he could live in bliss, rule in wisdom, and be worshiped for eternity. Eternity ended ten years ago.

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  Moving, Years, Mundane Life

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• The door slammed open. Vivenna jumped, putting a hand to her chest. Vasher walked in. 'Start reaching for that sword when you're startled,' he said. 'There's little reason to grab your shirt, unless you're planning to rip it off.

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  Rip, Doors, Hands

  Brandon Sanderson (2009). “Warbreaker”, p.530, Macmillan

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• I have no idea what you just said, child,' Breeze said. 'So I'm simply going to pretend it was coherent, then move on.

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  Children, Moving, Ideas

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.393, Macmillan

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• You'll never learn how to do your endings until you FINISH your endings.

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• It's like a banana farm for guns!

  Brandon Sanderson

  Gun, Bananas, Farms

  Brandon Sanderson (2013). “Steelheart”, p.142, Delacorte Press

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• In the end, I worry that my arrogance shall destroy us all.

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  Worry, Arrogance, Ends

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “Mistborn: The Final Empire”, p.425, Macmillan

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• Bitterness is repaid more often than kindness.

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  Kindness, Bitterness

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “The Way of Kings”, p.98, Macmillan

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• Being polite to a person is not a sign of respect for them. It is merely a sign of a good upbringing and a balanced nature.

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  Good Upbringing, Polite, Persons

  Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (2013). “A Memory of Light”, p.50, Macmillan

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• I'm not really sure why. But... do you stop loving someone just because they betray you? I don't think so. That's what makes the betrayal hurt so much - pain, frustration, anger... and I still loved her. I still do.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Hurt, Pain, Betrayal

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.283, Macmillan

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• I am a Smedry, and we do ridiculous, unexpected, eccentric things like this all the time! Ha-ha!

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  Eccentric, Ridiculous, Unexpected

  Brandon Sanderson (2016). “The Shattered Lens: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians”, p.28, Macmillan

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• Men rarely see their own actions as unjustified.

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  Men, Action, Unjustified

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.340, Macmillan

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• My job is not to save 'The Wheel of Time', to fix 'The Wheel of Time', or anything like that. My job is not to screw it up.

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  Jobs, Wheels, Wheel Of Time

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• 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 finding out that her reflection really belonged to someone else, and that she'd never actually seen herself.

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  Reflection, Voice, Ruins

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.1857, Macmillan

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• Every action we take has consequences, Vin," Kelsier said. "I've found that in both Allomancy and life, the person who can best judge the consequences of their actions will be the most successful.

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  Successful, Judging, Action

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “Mistborn: The Final Empire”, p.183, Macmillan

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• You know, I was a nerdy kid going through high school, and then I got to college and that all vanished. I mean, a lot of my good friends - when we were in high school, we would never have been able to hang out together because we were in such different cliques or whatever. Now, who cares?

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  Mean, Kids, School

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• I love to do what I do. So, I do work long hours.

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  Long, Hours, Long Hours

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

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• It's not imitating anything; it has become a better version of itself.

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  Imitating, Versions

  Brandon Sanderson (2016). “Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection”, p.42, Macmillan

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• Joy was more than just an absence of discomfort.

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  Joy, Absence, Discomfort

  Brandon Sanderson (2007). “Elantris: Tenth Anniversary Author's Definitive Edition”, p.389, Macmillan

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• They say a man doesn't know himself until he faces death for the first time. . . I don't know about that. It seems to me that the person you are when you're about to die isn't as important as the person you are during the rest of your life. Why should a few moments matter more than an entire lifetime?

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  Men, Important, Rest Of Your Life

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Warbreaker”, p.238, Hachette UK

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• I still doubt it will work." "You'd doubt the sun's rising if you weren't proven wrong each day," Raoden said with a smile.

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  Doubt, Rising, Each Day

  Brandon Sanderson (2007). “Elantris: Tenth Anniversary Author's Definitive Edition”, p.219, Macmillan

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• To live is to have worries and uncertainties. Keep them inside, and they will destroy you for certain--leaving behind a person so callused that emotion can find no root in his heart.

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  Life, Heart, Roots

  Brandon Sanderson (2007). “Elantris: Tenth Anniversary Author's Definitive Edition”, p.293, Macmillan

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• What would you think if I told you that I wasn’t an Allomancer?” Sazed asked. “I’d think that you were lying,” Vin said. “Have you known me to lie before?” “The best liars are those who tell the truth most of the time.

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  Liars, Lying, Thinking

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.270, Macmillan

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