Brandon Sanderson Quotes

I haven't faith in people any longer, old friend

I shouldn’t be so hard on our neighbors. They’re petty, yes, but it’s the pettiness of the ignorant. I’m not disgusted by them. I’m disgusted by the one who manipulates them.

His sincerity was so unexpected. Dalinar had been around Alethi politicians so much that he found honesty an obscure thing, like a language he no longer spoke.

Then I guess the story is a lie

People see in stories what they’re looking for.

She's rarely vocal about her beliefs unless provoked.

There's always another secret.

Kabsal sighed. “Brightness Jasnah, I realize that you are not fond of me. But I am working very hard to be pleasant. Could you at least pretend to do likewise?”

I’d hoped…I’d hoped you could tell me, give me an absolute right. For once, I’d like my moral code not to come with a list of exceptions at the end.

Shallan smiled at the wonderful surroundings, the light rainfall, the beautiful plant life. A little dampness was a small price to pay for the melodious sound of sprinkling rain, for fresh clean air and a beautiful sky full of clouds that varied in every shade of grey.

But you should try to understand what they want out of life, and respect that, rather than projecting onto them what you think they should want out of life.

Oh, Adolin, Shallan thought. He’d arrived at a theory he liked, and now wouldn’t let it go. It was a common mistake warned of in her scientific books.

You're not a monster, Shallan

Pattern hummed. “Truth is individual.”
“What? No it’s not. Truth is…it’s Truth. Reality.”

Are you going to answer me? Why is it you trust my daughter so much when others almost universally revile her?