Brandon Sanderson Quotes

There's always another secret.' -Kelsier

The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.

The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.

Women? Women are like...thunderstorms. They're beautiful to look at, and sometimes they're nice to listen to-but most of the time they're just plain inconvenient.

If you're always on time, it implies that you never have anything better you should be doing. -Kelsier

Better to be the failure who nobly strived than the success who never really had to.

Mocking a woman is like drinking too much wine. It may be fun for a short time, but the hangover is hell.

But you can't kill me, Lord Tyrant. I represent that one thing you've never been able to kill, no matter how hard you try. I am hope.

This world, it is a tempest sometimes. But remember, the sun always rises again.

My dear, did you just try to prove the existence of God with your cleavage?

What is belief - what is faith - if you don't continue it after failure?

...A man can only stumble for so long before he either falls or stands up straight.

Words are where most change begins.

You could be writing the book that changes your life.

Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack.

People can do great things. However, there are some things they just CAN'T do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into a Popsicle, despite years of effort.

This is going to take a while. I'm a fantasy author. We have trouble with the concept of brevity.

We follow the codes not because they bring gain, but because we loathe the people we would otherwise become.

Strength does not make one capable of rule; it makes one capable of service.

People with passion are people who will destroy - for a man's passion is not true until he proves how much he's willing to sacrifice for it.

Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination.

A man was defined not by his flaws, but by how he overcame them.

I've always been very confident in my immaturity.

imaginary things were often the only items of real substance in people's lives.

I think given the choice between loving Mare - betrayal included - and never knowing her, I'd chose love. I risked, and I lost, but the risk was still worth it.

In the end, all men die. How you lived will be far more important to the Almighty than what you accomplished.

Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope.

If you don't believe what I'm telling you, then ask yourself this: would any decent, kind-hearted individual become a writer? Of course not.

For now, I only wish to make a simple acknowledgement of the woman who held the power just before me. Of all of us who touched it, I feel she was the most worthy.

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

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

Entropy shakes its angry fist at you for being clever enough to organize the world. (p 2)

I need something, Wax. A place to look. You always did the thinking.” “Yes, having a brain helps with that, surprisingly.

You see the dilemma?” Ham asked. “I see an idiot,” Breeze mumbled.

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.

What is it we value? Innovation. Originality. Novelty. But most importantly...timeliness. I fear you may be too late, my confused, unfortunate, friend.

Sometimes the prize is not worth the costs. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself.

Joel, lad, school is about learning to learn. If you don't practice studying things you don't like, then you'll have a very hard time in life.

Unknowing ignorance is preferable to informed stupidity.

Never throw the first punch. If you have to throw the second, try to make sure they don't get up for a third.

My name is Stephen Leeds, and I am perfectly sane. My hallucinations, however, are all quite mad.

Sometimes it was daunting, knowing how easily I could break things. This one simple curse seemed to dominate my entire life.

Overcome your guilt. Care, but not too much. Take responsibility, but don't blame yourself. Protect, save, help- but know when to give up. They're precarious ledges to walk. How do I do it?

Vin: I don't know -- and it's all your fault, you know. I used to understand everything. Now it's all confused. Kelsier: Yes, we've messed you up right properly.

There are no endings, and never will be endings, to the turning of the Wheel of Time. But it was an ending.

You see, that is the sad, sorry, terrible thing about sarcasm. It's really funny.

Does one deserve to have evil done to her by consequence of putting herself where evil can reach her?

Wherever it may be, whoever may hold it. That's who I am.

You will find that hate can unify people more quickly and more fervently than devotion ever could.

So, using his pride like a shield against despair, dejection, and-most important— self-pity, Raoden raised his head to stare damnation in the eyes.