“ That's the point, isn't it? We have to live on, no matter how hard it gets. We'll win in the end. Brandon Sanderson
“ It was a shallow thing, this acceptance, but sometimes even shallow things feel important. Brandon Sanderson
“ 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. Brandon Sanderson
“ So the gods,” Moash said, nursing his own drink, “were pleased that you solved problems on your own . . . by going to other gods and begging them for help instead?”“Hush,” Rock said. “Is good story. Brandon Sanderson
“ Be warned - Hammond does tend to be a bit optimistic about these kind of things. If the army were made up of one-legged mutes, he would praise their balance and their listening skills. Brandon Sanderson
“ 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. Brandon Sanderson
“ All stories told have been told before. We tell them to ourselves, as did all men who ever were. And all men who ever will be. The only things new are the names. Brandon Sanderson
“ Wit smiled. "All stories told have been told before. We tell them to ourselves, as did all men who ever were. And all men who ever will be. The only things new are the names. Brandon Sanderson
“ I don't have much time for stories," Vin said."Seems that fewer and fewer people do, these days." A canopy kept off the ash, but he seemed unconcerned about the mists. "It makes me wonder what is so a… Brandon Sanderson
“ Thank you. For being willing to talk. For not turning me in. For... being you.''I'm pretty good at being me,' I said. 'I've had all these years to practice--I hardly ever get it wrong these days. Brandon Sanderson
“ Ideas are never original," Kelsier said. "Only one thing is.""And what is that?"Style," Kelsier said.Then he punched Ruin across the face. Brandon Sanderson
“ I’m good at doing things I’m not supposed to,” she said, then kicked the door open. Brandon Sanderson
“ Is human nature to believe that other places and other times are better than the here and now. Brandon Sanderson
“ What was the purpose, then, of everything they taught in here? If it couldn't prevent men from acting like monsters? Brandon Sanderson
“ It seems that the rebels found the chaos of transition more difficult to accept than the tyranny they had known before. They joyfully welcomed back authority-even oppressive authority-for it was less… Brandon Sanderson
“ I froze, shocked. (And don't try to claim that you did anything different the first time a government bureaucrat pulled a gun on you.) Brandon Sanderson
“ Stealing regular stuff was no fun. She wanted a real challenge. Over the last two years, she'd picked the most difficult places to enter. Then she'd snuck in.And eaten their dinners. Brandon Sanderson
“ Oh my lovely princess,"Raoden whispered. "You probably mean well, but handing these people food is the worst thing you could do to them."-Brandon Sanderson(Elantris) Brandon Sanderson
