Brandon Sanderson Quotes page 4

“A man’s emotions are what define him, and control is the hallmark of true strength. To lack feeling is to be dead, but to act on every feeling is to be a child.”

Source: The Alloy of Law

“Let your actions defend you, not your words.”

Source: The Way of Kings

“Incredible cosmic powers do not equate with high IQ.”

Source: The Way of Kings

“It's like a banana farm for guns!”

Source: Steelheart

“You've managed-- in our short three years together-- to kill not only my god, but my father, my brother, and my fiance. That's kind of like a homicidal hat trick. It's a strange foundation for a relationship, wouldn't you say?”

Source: Steelheart

“This is insanity!"
"No, this is scholarship!”

Source: The Hero of Ages

“All right. First, find me a cliff"

"That, will it give you a vantage to see the area?"

"No," said Kaladin. "It will give me something to throw you off of”

Source: Words of Radiance

“There is beauty in compassion, but one must learn wisdom too.”

Source: The Way of Kings

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

Source: The Final Empire

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

Source: The Way of Kings

“It’s not a lie,” Shallan said, “if everyone understands and knows what it means.”
“Mm. Those are some of the best lies.”

Source: The Final Empire

“The best liars are those who tell the truth most of the time.”

Source: Words of Radiance

“He found insanity no excuse, however, for irrational behavior.”

“People with passion are people who will destroy—for a man's passion is notuntil he proves how much he's willing to sacrifice for it. Will he kill? Will he go to war? Will he break and discard that which he has, all in the name of what he?”

Source: The Well of Ascension

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

Source: The Hero of Ages

“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.”

Source: The Way of Kings

“Her aunt Sol had once told Shai to smile at the worst insults and snap at the minor ones. That way, no man would know your heart.”

Source: The Final Empire

Brandon Sanderson book The Emperor's Soul

Source: The Emperor's Soul

“We remember the good times and the bad ones, forgetting that most times are neither good nor bad. They just are.”

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

Source: The Way of Kings

Brandon Sanderson Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians

Source: Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians

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

Brandon Sanderson The Wheel of Time

Source: A Memory of Light

“Spook: No, I'm not troubled. In fact, I actually think everything is going to be all right. Finally.”

“Vin, Vin. can't you see? This isn't about good or evil. Morality doesn't even enter into it. Good men will kill as quickly for what they want as evil men—only the things they want are different.”

Source: The Hero of Ages

“I've seen Steelheart bleed.
And I will see him bleed again.”

Source: The Hero of Ages

“What a pair they were - a Mistborn who felt guilty wasting coins to jump and a nobleman who thought balls were too expensive.”

Source: Steelheart

“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.”

Source: The Well of Ascension

Brandon Sanderson The Wheel of Time

Source: A Memory of Light

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

“Shallan, weren't you supposed to be reading?”
“I… had trouble concentrating.”
“So you came up on deck,” Jasnah said, “to sketch pictures of young men working without their shirts on. You expected this toyour concentration?”

Source: Words of Radiance

“She can shoot like a dream and she carries tiny grenades in her top, a bit of my addled mind thought. I think I might be in love.”

Source: Words of Radiance

“What are you doing here, bridgeboy?” Adolin hissed from within his helmet.
“Playing one of the ten fools.”
Adolin grunted. “Welcome to the party.”

Source: Steelheart

“Pain los[es] its power when other things bec[o]me more important.”

Source: Words of Radiance

Brandon Sanderson Elantris

Source: Elantris

“Though most expect young men to be fools, I've noticed that just a little bit of age can make a man far more foolish than he was as a child.”

“He was right. I was letting myself get distracted, like a rabbit doing math problems instead of looking for foxes.”

Source: The Final Empire

“You promised me I could measure your… particular abilities."
"Promised?" Kaladin asked. "I don't remember a promise."
"You grunted”

Source: Steelheart

“My name is David Charleston.
I kill people with super powers.”

Source: Words of Radiance

“Can’t be any harder than sitting here and having a staring contest with mortality.”

Source: Firefight