1. I am what the universe made me to be. ~ Brandon Sanderson
2. We are not creatures of fate. It is the journey that gives us the shape. ~ Brandon Sanderson
3. The characteristic of insecurity is bravado. ~ Brandon Sanderson
4. That’s what trust is all about, right? A desire to deceive oneself? ~ Brandon Sanderson
5. I don’t know what I am either. Bridge man? Surgeon? Soldier? Slave? They are just labels. ~ Brandon Sanderson
5. I don’t know what I am either. Bridge man? Surgeon? Soldier? Slave? They are just labels. ~ Brandon Sanderson
6. There are so many things we don’t know! Lately, I feel like my life is a book written in a language I can’t read. ~ Brandon Sanderson
7. My dear, have you tried to prove the existence of God without your cleavage? ~ Brandon Sanderson
8. I don’t “tell stories.” I spread knowledge of cultures, peoples, thoughts and dreams. ~ Brandon Sanderson
9. And, therefore, does destiny matter? Or is it the path we take? ~ Brandon Sanderson
10. If you give up what you want most for what you think you should want more, you will end up feeling worthless. ~ Brandon Sanderson
10. If you give up what you want most for what you think you should want more, you will end up feeling worthless. ~ Brandon Sanderson
11. If I die, I will do so having lived my life well. ~ Brandon Sanderson
12. Anyone can believe in someone, or something they always succeed at… But fail… Ah, now, that’s hard to believe, sure and truly. ~ Brandon Sanderson
13. What is belief, what is faith, if you do not continue in it after failure? ~ Brandon Sanderson
14. You’re getting weak, man. I will not exploit that weakness. But others will. ~ Brandon Sanderson
15. Pain loses its power when other things become more important. ~ Brandon Sanderson
15. Pain loses its power when other things become more important. ~ Brandon Sanderson
16. One way or another, we find the balance between who we want to be and who we need to be. For now, we can be satisfied with who we are. ~ Brandon Sanderson
17. Life before death. Strength before weakness. The journey before the destination. ~ Brandon Sanderson
18. There was rarely a crossroads in a person’s life. People changed gradually, over time. ~ Brandon Sanderson
19. Given two works of artistic majesty, weighed equally, we will give more value to whoever did it first. It doesn’t matter what you believe. It matters that you believe before anyone else. ~ Brandon Sanderson
20. The purpose of a narrator is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think about. ~ Brandon Sanderson
20. The purpose of a narrator is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think about. ~ Brandon Sanderson
21. I consider myself a man of principles. But what man does not consider himself? Even the murderer finds his actions moral in a certain way. ~ Brandon Sanderson
22. If you’re always on time, that means you never have anything better to do. ~ Brandon Sanderson
23. Men’s motivations never make sense. And yet they always have it. ~ Brandon Sanderson
24. A man works much more productively when he works for himself. ~ Brandon Sanderson
25. Our calloused feet, our backs strengthened by carrying the weight of our travels, our eyes open with the fresh delight of our experiences. ~ Brandon Sanderson
25. Our calloused feet, our backs strengthened by carrying the weight of our travels, our eyes open with the fresh delight of our experiences. ~ Brandon Sanderson
26. It’s a thing of nature. Each push corresponds to a pull. A consequence. ~ Brandon Sanderson
27. The change did not scare him. The change was an opportunity to become something you were not. ~ Brandon Sanderson
28. Too many scholars think that research is just brain searching. ~ Brandon Sanderson
29. Books can store information better than us… what we do, and books cannot, is interpret. So if you are not going to draw conclusions, you can leave the information in the texts. ~ Brandon Sanderson
30. Sometimes it is not worth paying the cost that the prize is worth. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself. ~ Brandon Sanderson
30. Sometimes it is not worth paying the cost that the prize is worth. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself. ~ Brandon Sanderson
31. A man can only lead when others accept him as leader, and he has only the authority given to him by his subjects. ~ Brandon Sanderson
32. The fact that most people are decent does not make their decency worth less to society. ~ Brandon Sanderson
33. Their prayers, their beliefs, their mythology. Many are very similar: derivations or sects of each other. ~ Brandon Sanderson
34. Entropy shakes his fist at you in anger for being smart enough to run the world. ~ Brandon Sanderson
35. Bitterness is paid more often than kindness. ~ Brandon Sanderson
35. Bitterness is paid more often than kindness. ~ Brandon Sanderson
36. Why did they believe? Because they saw miracles. Things a man took as an opportunity, a man of faith took as a sign. ~ Brandon Sanderson
37. The truth can never be defeated, Sarene. Even if people temporarily forget her. ~ Brandon Sanderson
38. You don’t stop loving someone just because that person hurt you. He would certainly make things easier if that happened. ~ Brandon Sanderson
39. I am also sincere. So sincere, in fact, that I sometimes expel lies from my mouth. There is no place for them inside of me. ~ Brandon Sanderson
40. But he had discovered that imaginary things were often the only thing that had real substance in life. ~ Brandon Sanderson
40. But he had discovered that imaginary things were often the only thing that had real substance in life. ~ Brandon Sanderson
41. But each of us is many different people, and you can tell a lot about a person by what he carries with him. ~ Brandon Sanderson
42. Making fun of a woman is like drinking too much wine. It might be fun at first, but the hangover is hell. ~ Brandon Sanderson
43. Believing is not just a thing for good times and bright days. ~ Brandon Sanderson
44. If anyone is reading these words, know that power is a heavy burden. He tried not to get caught in his chains. ~ Brandon Sanderson
45. Philosophy? What does that work for? Isn’t it the art of saying anything with as many words as possible? ~ Brandon Sanderson
45. Philosophy? What does that work for? Isn’t it the art of saying anything with as many words as possible? ~ Brandon Sanderson
46. A loved one recovering from illness, a successful business deal, a chance meeting with a long-lost friend, the great doctrine or general ideals that seemed to turn men into believers. It was simple magic in the world around them. ~ Brandon Sanderson
47. Expectations are like a piece of fine pottery. If you hold it too hard it is more likely to crack. ~ Brandon Sanderson
48. Everyone knows that ice cream is worth it when it’s cold. Like all virtuous things, you have to suffer to earn the reward. ~ Brandon Sanderson
49. Trying to guess what people want from you will only lead to chaos, said Sazed. You can’t please everyone. ~ Brandon Sanderson
50. That is the question, isn’t it? We have to keep on living, no matter how hard it is. We will win in the end. ~ Brandon Sanderson
50. That is the question, isn’t it? We have to keep on living, no matter how hard it is. We will win in the end. ~ Brandon Sanderson
51. The brightest ideas in the world can’t save your kingdom if no one listens to them. ~ Brandon Sanderson
52. I try to avoid having thoughts. They lead to other thoughts, and if you’re not careful, those other thoughts lead to actions. Actions tire. ~ Brandon Sanderson
53. War is even worse than politics. At least where politics takes place there are usually pleasant hors d’oeuvres. ~ Brandon Sanderson
54. Being offered allegiance is like being infused like a gem, gaining the fearsome license to destroy not only your own entity, but that of all in your charge. ~ Brandon Sanderson
55. If we do nothing with the knowledge we get, then we have wasted our studies. ~ Brandon Sanderson
55. If we do nothing with the knowledge we get, then we have wasted our studies. ~ Brandon Sanderson
56. It’s easy to believe in something if you always win… Losses are what defines a man’s faith. ~ Brandon Sanderson
57. They suddenly became dangerous. Like a calm day that turns into a storm. ~ Brandon Sanderson
58. As soon as one revolution achieves its goal, another begins to be planned. ~ Brandon Sanderson
59. Don’t run if you only have the strength to walk. ~ Brandon Sanderson
60. Unconscious ignorance is preferable to informed stupidity. ~ Brandon Sanderson
60. Unconscious ignorance is preferable to informed stupidity. ~ Brandon Sanderson
61. This world is sometimes a storm. But remember, the sun always rises again. ~ Brandon Sanderson
62. I worry about what people will say about me. ~ Brandon Sanderson
63. Historians can do what they want with the past. A thousand years from now, will I be remembered as the man who protected humanity from a powerful evil? Or will I be remembered as the tyrant who arrogantly tried to become a legend? ~ Brandon Sanderson
64. Our faith is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope. ~ Brandon Sanderson
65. You didn’t take a step and suddenly you found yourself in a completely new situation. ~ Brandon Sanderson
65. You didn’t take a step and suddenly you found yourself in a completely new situation. ~ Brandon Sanderson
66. But you can’t kill me, Lord Tyrant. I represent that one thing you’ve never been able to kill, no matter how hard you try. I am the hope. ~ Brandon Sanderson
67. I write these words in steel because nothing else can be trusted that is not defined in metal. ~ Brandon Sanderson
68. Every man is a hero of his own story. ~ Brandon Sanderson
69. I died in that abyss. Now you have to deal with my vengeful spirit. ~ Brandon Sanderson
70. Never tee off. If you have to give the second, try to make sure there is no third. ~ Brandon Sanderson
70. Never tee off. If you have to give the second, try to make sure there is no third. ~ Brandon Sanderson
71. It is a time of change. Perhaps it is also a time to learn other truths, other customs. ~ Brandon Sanderson
72. I did not consider insanity an excuse for irrational behavior. ~ Brandon Sanderson
73. Perhaps someone else, reading my life, will see me as a religious tyrant. He can call me arrogant. What makes that man’s opinion less valid than my own? ~ Brandon Sanderson
74. It is not the destination that matters, but how you get there. ~ Brandon Sanderson
75. I declare that no achievement has as great substance as the path taken to achieve it. ~ Brandon Sanderson
75. I declare that no achievement has as great substance as the path taken to achieve it. ~ Brandon Sanderson
76. I bring peace through understanding. ~ Brandon Sanderson
77. Do not look for luxury without commitment. See the strength in all the weaknesses. ~ Brandon Sanderson
78. When one dedicates himself to doing nothing, he is lazy; but if there are two of those who do nothing, it is already considered a lunch break. ~ Brandon Sanderson
79. My dear friend -replied Brisa-, the meaning of life is to get others to do the work for you. Do you know anything about basic economics? ~ Brandon Sanderson
80. Inside, it’s me. A very different me than I was a year ago, but I can’t worry about it, so I just keep going and hope my feet take me where I need to go. ~ Brandon Sanderson