Brandon Sanderson: Trending quotes (page 2)

“There's always another secret.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

“Good men don't become legends," he said quietly.
"Good men don't need to become legends." She opened her eyes, looking up at him. "They just do what's right anyway.”

“To lack feeling is to be dead, but to act on every feeling is to be a child.”

“I swear, my dear. Sometimes our conversations remind me of a broken sword."

She raised an eyebrow.

"Sharp as hell," Lightsong said, "but lacking a point.”

“Men rarely see their own actions as unjustified.”

“A man can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give to him. All of the brilliant ideas in the world cannot save your kingdom if no one will listen to them.”

“If you give up what you want most for what you think you should want more, you'll end up miserable.”

“Unknowing ignorance is preferable to informed stupidity.”

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

“Why hasn't anyone killed him yet?”
“Dumb luck,” Wit said. “In that I’m lucky you’re all so dumb.”

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

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

“Belief?"
"Yes," Sazed said. "Tell me, Mistress. What is it that you believe?"
Vin frowned. "What kind of question is that?"
"The most important kind, I think.”