Brandon Sanderson Quotes page 6

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

Source: The Bands of Mourning

“It's actually a rather romantic and dramatic story --- one I would eagerly tell you, except for the fact that I recently forgot it, based on it being far too long and having not enough decapitations.”

Source: Elantris

Brandon Sanderson book Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia

Source: Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia

“There is no greater indication of youth, perhaps, than the desire for everything to be as it should.”

“… Regardless, I still do not believe that your duty is to do as the people wish. Your duty is to lead as best you can, following the dictates of your conscience. You must be true. Your Majesty, to the man you wish to become….”

Source: The Way of Kings

“And don't waste time worshipping Harmony. Doing goodthe worship.”

Source: The Well of Ascension

“He'd never been an optimist. He saw the world as it was, or he tried to. That was a problem, though, when the truth he saw was so terrible.”

Source: The Alloy of Law

“I still doubt it will work."
"You'd doubt the sun's rising if you weren't proven wrong each day," Raoden
said with a smile.”

Source: The Way of Kings

“If you were the wall, what would you rather be? Dreary and dull, or alive with paint?"
"Walls can't think!"
"That doesn't stop them from caring.”

Source: Elantris

Brandon Sanderson book The Emperor's Soul

Source: The Emperor's Soul

“I am a Smedry, and we do ridiculous, unexpected, eccentric things like this all the time! Ha-ha!”

Brandon Sanderson Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens

Source: Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens

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

“Kaladin followed [Shallan]. What else could he do? Explain to Adolin?”

Source: The Way of Kings

“Control is the basis of all true power. Authority and strength are matters of perception”

Source: Words of Radiance

“A story doesn't live until it is imagined in someone's mind.”

Source: Words of Radiance

“In the end, I stopped worrying about how strange you seemed. I realized that it didn't really matter if I understood you, because I trusted you.”

Source: The Way of Kings, Part 1

“New tastes are like new ideas, young man -- the older you get, the more difficult they are for you to stomach.”

Source: The Hero of Ages

“People see in stories what they're looking for, my young friend.”

Source: The Final Empire

“Hmmm. Someone has a high opinion of himself. Comes with being royalty, I suppose. Like funny hats and a fondness for beheadings.”

Source: The Way of Kings

“The realization wasn't crushing. It was gentle, like a final tendril of smoke from a dying candle.”

Source: Words of Radiance

“Once, maybe I would have thought you a fool, but… well, that's kind of what trust is, isn't it? A willful self-delusion? You have to shut out that voice that whispers about betrayal, and just hope that your friends aren't going to hurt you.”

Source: The Hero of Ages

“It's not imitating anything; it has become a better version of itself.”

Source: The Final Empire

Brandon Sanderson book The Emperor's Soul

Source: The Emperor's Soul

“He fought as he wished he had all those years ago, for the chance he had missed. In that moment between storms--when the rain stilled and the winds drew in their breaths to blow--he danced with the slayer of kings, and somehow held his own.”

“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.”

Source: Words of Radiance

“AT first Raoden stayed away from the library, because it reminded him of her.
Then he found himself drawn back to it—because it reminded him of her.”

Source: Elantris

Brandon Sanderson Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians

Source: Elantris

“I am a fish.”

Source: Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians

“Don't just act because you can; act because it's the right thing to do. If you keep that in mind, you'll be all right.”

“I ain’t drunk,” Wayne said, sniffling. “I’m investigatin’ alternative states of sobriety.”

Source: Steelheart

“Not having ice cream,” she proclaimed, “is the culmination of all disasters!”

Source: Shadows of Self

“You hate change. I hate it too. But things can't stay the same- and that's well, for when nothing changes in your life, it's as good as being dead”

Source: The Rithmatist

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

Source: The Hero of Ages

“People were just too complex to reduce to simple personality traits.”

Source: Words of Radiance

“It’s good for you to think of this, son. Ponder. Worry. Stay up nights, frightened for the casualties of your ideology. It will do you good to realize the price of fighting.”

Source: The Final Empire

“I needed to say something. Something romantic! Something to sweep her off her feet.
"You're like a potato!" I shouted after her. "In a minefield.”

Source: Steelheart

“I am mountains that crush. I am waves that crash. I am storms that shatter. I am”

Source: Firefight

“She remembered timidly standing atop the Luthadel city wall, afraid to use her Allomancy to jump off, despite Kelsier's coaxing. Now she could step off a cliff and muse thoughtfully to herself on the way down.”

Source: The Hero of Ages

“The door slammed open. Vivenna jumped, putting a hand to her chest.

Vasher walked in. 'Start reaching for that sword when you're startled,' he said. 'There's little reason to grab your shirt, unless you're planning to rip it off.”

Source: The Hero of Ages

“a depressed person doesn't want you to try and cheer them up. It makes us
sick.”

Source: Warbreaker

“A woman's mind is her most precious weapon. It must not be employed clumsily or prematurely. Much like the aforementioned knife in the back, a clever gibe is most effective when it is unanticipated.”

Source: Elantris

“I've found you can ignore half of what Dox tells you and not miss much-except for maybe they occasional complaint that you're spending too much.”

Source: The Way of Kings

“Oh, storms yes! Everybody, give the Lopen your spheres! I have glowing that needs to be done.”

Source: The Final Empire

“At times, it seems to me that to be human is to want that which we cannot have. For some, this is power. For me, it is peace.”

Source: Words of Radiance

“That could be solved," Siri said, "Perhaps it would help if you refrained from speaking when others are present. I think I should find you quite amiable in those circumstances.”

Nohadon
The Way of Kings (2010)

“Surprisingly, it was in my mouth," he said, "I always forget to check there.”

Siri
Warbreaker (2009)

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

Lightsong the Bold
Warbreaker (2009)

“I have a headache"
"You can't get headaches"
"So you're fond of telling me.”

Lightsong the Bold
Warbreaker (2009)

“The motivations of men. They never make sense. And they always make sense.”

Lightsong the Bold and Llarimar
Warbreaker (2009)

“Of course not," she agreed, "You are nothing if not exhaustive in your self-congratulatory made-up logic.”

Denth
Warbreaker (2009)

“The nature of morality must be considered, and preferably before one is exposed to situations where a moral decision is required.”

Blushweaver
Warbreaker (2009)