„It's easy to believe in something when you win all the time… The losses are what define a man's faith.“
Source: The Well of Ascension
Birthdate: 19. December 1975
Brandon Sanderson is an American fantasy and science fiction writer. He is best known for the Cosmere universe, in which all his adult fantasy books are set; and his work in finishing Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time.
Sanderson was raised in Lincoln, Nebraska before attending Brigham Young University, where he received degrees in English literature and creative writing. In 2008 Sanderson started a podcast with author Dan Wells and cartoonist Howard Tayler called Writing Excuses, involving topics about creating and producing genre writing and webcomics.
In 2016, the American media company DMG Entertainment licensed the movie rights to Sanderson's entire Cosmere universe.
Source: The Well of Ascension
— Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians
Source: Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians
— Brandon Sanderson, book The Way of Kings
Hoid
Source: The Way of Kings (2010)
— Brandon Sanderson, book The Way of Kings
Source: The Way of Kings
Kelsier, Chapter 12
Source: Mistborn: The Final Empire (2006)
Kelsier, at various points during the novel
Source: Mistborn: The Final Empire (2006)
Source: The Final Empire
— Brandon Sanderson, book Mistborn: The Final Empire
Variant: If you’re always on time, it implies that you never have anything better you should be doing.
Source: Mistborn: The Final Empire
— Brandon Sanderson, book The Way of Kings
Source: The Way of Kings