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Brandon Sanderson Quote: “I think I would feel more comfortable in this city,” she said, “if I didn’t know that our Mistborn had the volatile emotions of a teenage girl.”

401. “I think I would feel more comfortable in this city,” she said, “if I didn’t know that our Mistborn had the volatile emotions of a teenage girl.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “But he’d found that imaginary things were often the only items of real substance in people’s lives.”

402. “But he’d found that imaginary things were often the only items of real substance in people’s lives.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “Just for that, I shall hunt your firstborn and laugh with glee as I tell them of your death in terrible detail, with many unpleasant adjectives!”

403. “Just for that, I shall hunt your firstborn and laugh with glee as I tell them of your death in terrible detail, with many unpleasant adjectives!”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “Have you finally grown so jealous of my impeccable fashion sense that you’ve decided to have me disposed of?”

404. “Have you finally grown so jealous of my impeccable fashion sense that you’ve decided to have me disposed of?”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “When heritage becomes a box instead of an inspiration, it has gone too far.”

405. “When heritage becomes a box instead of an inspiration, it has gone too far.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “For nothing is truly complete until the day it is finally destroyed.”

406. “For nothing is truly complete until the day it is finally destroyed.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “Good night, sweet prince,” M-Bot whispered as the junk crashed to the ground. “Or princess. Or, most likely, genderless piece of inanimate space junk.”

407. “Good night, sweet prince,” M-Bot whispered as the junk crashed to the ground. “Or princess. Or, most likely, genderless piece of inanimate space junk.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “There were books involved.”

408. “There were books involved.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “If I am to become a delicate cloud upon the sky, I must first convince the ground that I am not abandoning her. Like a worried lover, sure, she must be comforted and reassured that I will return following my dramatic and regal ascent to the sky.”

409. “If I am to become a delicate cloud upon the sky, I must first convince the ground that I am not abandoning her. Like a worried lover, sure, she must be comforted and reassured that I will return following my dramatic and regal ascent to the sky.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “He holds the most frightening and terrible of all of the Shards. Ponder on that for a time, you old reptile, and tell me if your insistence on nonintervention holds firm. Because I assure you, Rayse will not be similarly inhibited.”

410. “He holds the most frightening and terrible of all of the Shards. Ponder on that for a time, you old reptile, and tell me if your insistence on nonintervention holds firm. Because I assure you, Rayse will not be similarly inhibited.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “You didn’t promise to kill me,” Wayne said, pulling on his socks. “You promised to have killed me. That there be the present perfect tense.”

411. “You didn’t promise to kill me,” Wayne said, pulling on his socks. “You promised to have killed me. That there be the present perfect tense.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “At his neck, hanging outside his clothing, Demoux wore a necklace that bore a small silver spear: the increasingly popular symbol of the Church of the Survivor. It seemed odd to her that the weapon that killed Kelsier would become the symbol of his followers.”

412. “At his neck, hanging outside his clothing, Demoux wore a necklace that bore a small silver spear: the increasingly popular symbol of the Church of the Survivor. It seemed odd to her that the weapon that killed Kelsier would become the symbol of his followers.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “To a drone I’d have a tiny heat signature, like a squirrel or something. A secretly very, very deadly squirrel.”

413. “To a drone I’d have a tiny heat signature, like a squirrel or something. A secretly very, very deadly squirrel.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “My Megan is a sunrise, always changing, but beautiful the entire time.”

414. “My Megan is a sunrise, always changing, but beautiful the entire time.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “To age truly was to suffer the ultimate treason, that of one’s body against oneself.”

415. “To age truly was to suffer the ultimate treason, that of one’s body against oneself.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “The prophecies are not literal, Mistress,” OreSeur said. “They’re metaphors – expressions of hope. Or, at least, that is how I have always seen them. Perhaps your Terris prophecies are the same? Expressions of a belief that if the people were in danger, their gods would send a Hero to protect them? In this case, the vagueness would be intentional – and rational. The prophecies were never meant to mean something specific, but more to speak of a general feeling. A general hope.”

416. “The prophecies are not literal, Mistress,” OreSeur said. “They’re metaphors – expressions of hope. Or, at least, that is how I have always seen them. Perhaps your Terris prophecies are the same? Expressions of a belief that if the people were in danger, their gods would send a Hero to protect them? In this case, the vagueness would be intentional – and rational. The prophecies were never meant to mean something specific, but more to speak of a general feeling. A general hope.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “He ate my horse.”

417. “He ate my horse.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “Everything is a contest. All dealings among men are a contest in which some will succeed and others fail. And some are failing quite spectacularly.”

418. “Everything is a contest. All dealings among men are a contest in which some will succeed and others fail. And some are failing quite spectacularly.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “The God King’s superiority was arbitrary, much like Lightsong’s divinity – both part of a grand game of make-believe. But he’d found that imaginary things were often the only items of real substance in people’s lives.”

419. “The God King’s superiority was arbitrary, much like Lightsong’s divinity – both part of a grand game of make-believe. But he’d found that imaginary things were often the only items of real substance in people’s lives.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “Brightness Markal! What a disaster that hairstyle is; how brave of you to show it to the world.”

420. “Brightness Markal! What a disaster that hairstyle is; how brave of you to show it to the world.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “My outlines are always very goal-based. What do I want to have happen by the ending and how can I earn that.”

421. “My outlines are always very goal-based. What do I want to have happen by the ending and how can I earn that.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “It was rather difficult to throw a game when you had no idea what you were doing to win it in the first place.”

422. “It was rather difficult to throw a game when you had no idea what you were doing to win it in the first place.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “He smiled despite the grief he felt at the deaths of his men; he smiled because that was what he did. That was how he proved to the Lord Ruler-and to himself-that he wasn’t beaten.”

423. “He smiled despite the grief he felt at the deaths of his men; he smiled because that was what he did. That was how he proved to the Lord Ruler-and to himself-that he wasn’t beaten.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “It had been like discovering that Santa Claus was secretly a Nazi.”

424. “It had been like discovering that Santa Claus was secretly a Nazi.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “Visit?” Yeden asked uncomfortably. “You’re going to visit the Lord Ruler? Are you insa... ” Yeden trailed off, then glanced at the rest of the room. “Right. I forgot.”

425. “Visit?” Yeden asked uncomfortably. “You’re going to visit the Lord Ruler? Are you insa... ” Yeden trailed off, then glanced at the rest of the room. “Right. I forgot.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “She wore trousers, because skirts were stupid, and boots, ’cuz stuff needed to be kicked.”

426. “She wore trousers, because skirts were stupid, and boots, ’cuz stuff needed to be kicked.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “Men in power always pretend things like virtue, or divine guidance, some kind of mandate to ‘protect’ the rest of us. If we believe that the Almighty put them where they are, it’s easier for us to swallow what they do to us.”

427. “Men in power always pretend things like virtue, or divine guidance, some kind of mandate to ‘protect’ the rest of us. If we believe that the Almighty put them where they are, it’s easier for us to swallow what they do to us.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “It’s better if I have a hat... You wanna know a guy? Put on his hat.” -Wayne.”

428. “It’s better if I have a hat... You wanna know a guy? Put on his hat.” -Wayne.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “What would they think if they knew that their champion – the Hero of Ages, their savior – doubted himself? Perhaps they wouldn’t be shocked at all. In a way, this is what worries me most. Maybe, in their hearts, they wonder – just as I do. When they see me, do they see a liar?”

429. “What would they think if they knew that their champion – the Hero of Ages, their savior – doubted himself? Perhaps they wouldn’t be shocked at all. In a way, this is what worries me most. Maybe, in their hearts, they wonder – just as I do. When they see me, do they see a liar?”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “The best performances, are those that can be performed once.”

430. “The best performances, are those that can be performed once.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “I’m mysterious,” Kaladin said. “I used to think you were. Then I found out you don’t like good puns – it’s truly possible to know too much about somebody.”

431. “I’m mysterious,” Kaladin said. “I used to think you were. Then I found out you don’t like good puns – it’s truly possible to know too much about somebody.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “I love to do what I do. So, I do work long hours.”

432. “I love to do what I do. So, I do work long hours.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “If you are anything like me – Clever, fond of goat cheese, and devilishly handsome – then you have undoubtedly read many books.”

433. “If you are anything like me – Clever, fond of goat cheese, and devilishly handsome – then you have undoubtedly read many books.”

— Brandon Sanderson

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Brandon Sanderson Quote: “You watch yourself,” I said, wishing I had something to stand on to bring my eyes level with his. “When you are broken and mourning your fall from grace, I will consume your shadow in my own, and laugh at your misery.”

434. “You watch yourself,” I said, wishing I had something to stand on to bring my eyes level with his. “When you are broken and mourning your fall from grace, I will consume your shadow in my own, and laugh at your misery.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “You have to learn when to care. And when to let go. You’ll grow calluses.”

435. “You have to learn when to care. And when to let go. You’ll grow calluses.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “I need you to stick your head in a bucket of water and slowly count to a thousand!”

436. “I need you to stick your head in a bucket of water and slowly count to a thousand!”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “Kelsier watched after him, then did the only rational thing. He ate the bolt he’d taken from the bottom of the stool.”

437. “Kelsier watched after him, then did the only rational thing. He ate the bolt he’d taken from the bottom of the stool.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “I know that many women who read this will see it only as further proof that I am the godless heretic everyone claims. – From Oathbringer, preface.”

438. “I know that many women who read this will see it only as further proof that I am the godless heretic everyone claims. – From Oathbringer, preface.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “Whenever one does discover a moment of joy, beauty enters the world. Human beings, we can’t create energy; we can only harness it. We can’t create matter; we can only shape it. We can’t even create life; we can only nurture it.”

439. “Whenever one does discover a moment of joy, beauty enters the world. Human beings, we can’t create energy; we can only harness it. We can’t create matter; we can only shape it. We can’t even create life; we can only nurture it.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “Since nothing I can say would be able to pierce your delusions, let the fact that I make no arguments stand as ultimate proof that I am right. As Plato once said that his friend Socrates once said, “I know that I’m right because I’m the only person humble enough to admit that I’m not.” Or something like that. I.”

440. “Since nothing I can say would be able to pierce your delusions, let the fact that I make no arguments stand as ultimate proof that I am right. As Plato once said that his friend Socrates once said, “I know that I’m right because I’m the only person humble enough to admit that I’m not.” Or something like that. I.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “Which was more potent? The pain of memory, or the pain of forgetting? He.”

441. “Which was more potent? The pain of memory, or the pain of forgetting? He.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “The entire point of life is to find ways to get others to do your work for you. Don’t you know anything about basic economics?”

442. “The entire point of life is to find ways to get others to do your work for you. Don’t you know anything about basic economics?”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “Scared to go onward, but terrified to go back to what you were.”

443. “Scared to go onward, but terrified to go back to what you were.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “Sometimes we find it hardest to accept in others that which we cling to in ourselves.”

444. “Sometimes we find it hardest to accept in others that which we cling to in ourselves.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “Some important decisions were made on a battlefield or in a conference room. But others happened quietly, unseen by others. That didn’t make the decision any less important to Sazed. He would believe. Not because something had been proven to him beyond his ability to deny. But because he chose to.”

445. “Some important decisions were made on a battlefield or in a conference room. But others happened quietly, unseen by others. That didn’t make the decision any less important to Sazed. He would believe. Not because something had been proven to him beyond his ability to deny. But because he chose to.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “I see only one woman here. The one who is standing up.”

446. “I see only one woman here. The one who is standing up.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “How easy it was to ignore a blackened heart if you dressed it in a pressed uniform and a reputation for honesty.”

447. “How easy it was to ignore a blackened heart if you dressed it in a pressed uniform and a reputation for honesty.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “Blushweaver sighed. “You avoid thinking, you avoid me, you avoid effort... is there anything you don’t avoid?” “Breakfast.”

448. “Blushweaver sighed. “You avoid thinking, you avoid me, you avoid effort... is there anything you don’t avoid?” “Breakfast.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “Why, Elend! That’s almost romantic – in a twisted ‘I’m going to make my wife want to kill me’ sort of way.”

449. “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

Brandon Sanderson Quote: “I seek the truth,” Shallan said. “Wherever it may be, whoever may hold it. That’s who I am.”

450. “I seek the truth,” Shallan said. “Wherever it may be, whoever may hold it. That’s who I am.”

— Brandon Sanderson

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