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There is no greater indication of youth, perhaps, than the desire for everything to be as it should. (Brandon Sanderson)
And don't waste time worshipping Harmony. Doing goodthe worship. View quote
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Brightness Markal! What a disaster that hairstyle is; how brave of you to show it to the world. View quote
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Kaladin followed [Shallan]. What else could he do? Explain to Adolin? View quote
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Other men are strong like bricks - firm, unyielding, but if you pound on them long enough, they crack. You... you're strong like the wind. Always there, so willing to bend, but never apologetic for the times when you must be firm. View quote
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Control is the basis of all true power. Authority and strength are matters of perception. View quote
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If there was a universal law regarding mankind, it was that they'd find a way to ferment anything, given time. View quote
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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. View quote
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New tastes are like new ideas, young man -- the older you get, the more difficult they are for you to stomach. View quote
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Hmmm. Someone has a high opinion of himself. Comes with being royalty, I suppose. Like funny hats and a fondness for beheadings. View quote
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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. (Brandon Sanderson)
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. View quote
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I am a fish. View quote
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I ain't drunk,” Wayne said, sniffling. "I'm investigatin' alternative states of sobriety. View quote
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Not having ice cream,” she proclaimed, "is the culmination of all disasters! View quote
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People were just too complex to reduce to simple personality traits. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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a depressed person doesn't want you to try and cheer them up. It makes us sick. View quote
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Don't worry that you aren't giving people what they want. Give them who you are, and let that be enough. View quote
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Oh, storms yes! Everybody, give the Lopen your spheres! I have glowing that needs to be done. (Brandon Sanderson)
When I do research, I cast my net very widely and then snatch what feels right out of that. Occasionally I'll read a specific book for a specific book, but usually I'm trying to increase my general understanding. View quote
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I am a writer who works from an outline. What I generally do when I build an outline is I find focal, important scenes, and I build them in my head and I don't write them yet, but I build towards them. View quote
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Men often place pride before reason. View quote
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You have to expect a measure of subterfuge in any political engagement. View quote
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