Brandon Sanderson Quotes

Let the Vorin believe as they wish—the wise among them will find goodness and solace in their faith; the fools would be fools no matter what they believed.

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

They were too theatrical—and there were too many of them—for all to be truly deranged. This was a fad. A way of dealing with unexpected events and giving some shape to lives that had been turned upside down.
That didn’t mean they weren’t dangerous. A group of people all trying to impress one another was always more dangerous than the lone psychopath.

There's always another secret.

His mother would probably lament how little Kaladin care for religious observance. The way Kaladin figured it, the Almighty didn’t show much concern for him, so why care back?

What's the point of goals, if not to spur you to something lofty?

Jasnah had once defined a fool as a person who ignored information because it disagreed with desired results.

Saying confusing things isn't the same as being witty.

They all ignored the truth stabbing them in the face.

Within moments he was roaring his pleasure. Nothing these men did could touch him. He was a destroyer, a conqueror, a glorious maelstrom of death. A god.

You're not a monster, Shallan

We never lack men and women who wish to lead.

The most important step a man can take. It’s not the first one, is it?
It’s the next one.

She felt like drawing this scene, but knew it was the type of moment she couldn’t capture on a page. It wasn’t about content or composition, but the pleasure of living.
The trick to happiness wasn’t in freezing every momentary pleasure and clinging to each one, but in ensuring one’s life would produce many future moments to anticipate.

They needed to work and improve their own lives, not wait for some external miracle.