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There are no endings, and never will be endings, to the turning of the Wheel of Time. But it was an ending. (Brandon Sanderson)
Bitterness is repaid more often than kindness. View quote
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Being polite to a person is not a sign of respect for them. It is merely a sign of a good upbringing and a balanced nature. View quote
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In the end, I worry that my arrogance shall destroy us all. View quote
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I am a Smedry, and we do ridiculous, unexpected, eccentric things like this all the time! Ha-ha! View quote
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Men rarely see their own actions as unjustified. View quote
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My job is not to save 'The Wheel of Time', to fix 'The Wheel of Time', or anything like that. My job is not to screw it up. View quote
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I love to do what I do. So, I do work long hours. View quote
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Lately, I feel like my life is a book written in a language I don't know how to read. View quote
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You know, I was a nerdy kid going through high school, and then I got to college and that all vanished. I mean, a lot of my good friends - when we were in high school, we would never have been able to hang out together because we were in such different cliques or whatever. Now, who cares? View quote
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Joy was more than just an absence of discomfort. (Brandon Sanderson)
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. View quote
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Eternity ended ten years ago. View quote
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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. View quote
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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) View quote
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Personally, I say, "Out of the frying pan and into the deadly pit filled with sharks who are wielding chainsaws with killer kittens stapled to them." However, that one's having a rough time catching on. View quote
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People can do great things. However, there are some things they just CAN'T do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into a Popsicle, despite years of effort. View quote
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Wherever it may be, whoever may hold it. That's who I am. View quote
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You see the dilemma?” Ham asked. "I see an idiot,” Breeze mumbled. View quote
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I never wanted to be feared. If I regret one thing, it is the fear I have caused. Fear is the tool of tyrants. Unfortunately, when the fate of the world is in question, you use whatever tools are available. View quote
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Breeze turned to look out the window. "You were always the best of us, Sazed," he said quietly. "Because you believed in something. (Brandon Sanderson)
He found insanity no excuse, however, for irrational behavior. View quote
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Her aunt Sol had once told Shai to smile at the worst insults and snap at the minor ones. That way, no man would know your heart. View quote
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Sometimes, son," my father said, prying my fingers free, "you have to help the heroes along. View quote
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If men should read these words, let them know that power is a heavy burden. Seek not to be bound by its chains. View quote
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