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Elantris

Elantris
Brandon Sanderson

Elantris is a fantasy novel written by American fantasy and science fiction writer Brandon Sanderson. The book was published on April 21, 2005 by Tor Books and was Sanderson's first published book. The book gained generally positive reviews, and has been translated into multiple languages. Two related works, Hope of Elantris and The Emperor's Soul, have been released, and two additional novels in the series have been announced.

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“Stop moping, sule," galladon said with a grunt."It doesn't suit you-it takes a fine sense of pessimism to brood with any sort of respectability.”

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“Do not dash if you only have the strength to walk, and do not waste your time pushing on the walls that will not give. More importantly, don't shove where a pat would be sufficient.”

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“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.”

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

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“The problem with being clever, Serene thought with a sigh, is that everyone assumes you're always planning something.”

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“I'm Galladon, from the sovereign realm of Duladel.
I'm most recently from Elantris, land of sludge, insanity, and eternal perdition. Nice to meet you.”

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“Men protect things they find important," Galladon said with a shrug. "If you object, you shouldn't have made yourself so irreplaceable. Kolo?"
-Brandon Sanderson
(Elantris)”

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“To live is to have worries and uncertainties. Keep them inside, and they will destroy you for certain--leaving behind a person so callused that emotion can find no root in his heart.”

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“Remember, the past need not become our future as well.”

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“Joy was more than just an absence of discomfort.”

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

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“Definitely not—you optimists just can't understand that a depressed person doesn't want you to try and cheer them up. It makes us sick.”

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