“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.”

— Brandon Sanderson

Source: The Final Empire

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American fantasy writer 1975

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Brandon Sanderson (1975) American fantasy writer

Source: The Final Empire

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