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#1

“Life before Death.
Strength before Weakness.
Journey before Destination.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

tags: inspirational, motto

#2

“Sometimes the prize is not worth the costs. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

tags: dalinar, sacrifice, victory

1155 likes

#3

“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

tags: storytelling

2958 likes

#4

“An excuse is what you make after the deed is done, while a justification is what you offer before.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

196 likes

#5

“This lot won't suffer you forever.I wouldn't see you dead by their knives; I see a fine man within you Wit."
"Yes, He tasted quite delicious.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

tags: the-stormlight-archives, the-way-of-kings, wit

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#6

“It is not the destination that matters, but how one arrives there.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

tags: fantasy, the-way-of-kings

17 likes

#7

“A man’s emotions are what define him, and control is the hallmark of true strength. To lack feeling is to be dead, but to act on every feeling is to be a child.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

185 likes

#8

“Why hasn't anyone killed him yet?”
“Dumb luck,” Wit said. “In that I’m lucky you’re all so dumb.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance

tags: hoid, humor, luck, wit

640 likes

#9

“Honor is dead. But I'll see what I can do.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance

tags: kaladin

1486 likes

#10

“The only time you seem honest is when you’re insulting someone!”
“The only honest things I can say to you are insults.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance

tags: honesty, insults, kaladin, shallan-davar

428 likes

#11

“I don't talk to myself because I'm crazy."
"No?"
"I do it because I'm awesome.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance

tags: awesomeness, lift

298 likes

#12

“Kaladin frowned. “Wait. Are you wearing cologne? In prison?”
“Well, there was no need to be barbaric, just because I was incarcerated.”
“Storms, you’re spoiled,” Kaladin said, smiling.
“I’m refined, you insolent farmer,” Adolin said. Then he grinned. “Besides, I’ll have you know that I had to use cold water for my baths while here.”
“Poor boy.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance

tags: adolin-kholin, kaladin, prison, spoiled

286 likes

#13

“Hello, a cheerful voice said in his mind. Would you like to destroy some evil today?”
― Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance

tags: evil, nightblood

273 likes

#14

“Two blind men waited at the end of an era, contemplating beauty.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance

tags: hoid, wit

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#15

“I can see what you’re up to.”
“Five foot six inches,” Shallan said. “I suspect that’s all I will ever be up to, unfortunately.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance

tags: adolin-kholin, humor, shallan-davar

184 likes

#16

“Power is an illusion of perception.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance

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#17

“How . . .” Dalinar said. “You fell into a chasm!”
“I fell face-first, sir,” Kaladin said, “and fortunately, I’m particularly hard-headed.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance

tags: dalinar, dalinar-kholin, kaladin

190 likes

#18

“What do you know?”
“Almost everything. That almost part can be a real kick in the teeth sometimes.”
“What do you want, then?”
“What I can’t have.” Wit turned to him, eyes solemn. “Same as everyone else, Kaladin Stormblessed.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance

tags: hoid, kaladin, knowledge, wishes

169 likes

#19

“The world isn't fair? What a huge revelation! Some people in power abuse those they have power over? Amazing! When did this start happening?”
― Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance

tags: abuse, irony, power, shallan-davar, world

164 likes

#20

“Expectation. That is the true soul of art. If you can give a man more than he expects, then he will laud you his entire life. If you can create an air of anticipation and feed it properly, you will succeed.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance

tags: art, expectations, hoid, wit

150 likes

#21

“Sometimes a hypocrite is nothing more than a man in the process of changing.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer

tags: dalinar-kholin

1326 likes

#22

“The most important step a man can take. It's not the first one, is it?
It's the next one. Always the next step, Dalinar.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer

tags: inspirational, motivational

1110 likes

#23

“I will take responsibility for what I have done,” Dalinar whispered. “If I must fall, I will rise each time a better man.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer

702 likes

#24

“Accept the pain, but don't accept that you deserved it.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer

tags: pain

817 likes

#25

“Yes, I began my journey alone, and I ended it alone.
But that does not mean that I walked alone.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer

419 likes

#26

“Inappropriate?” Pattern said. “Such as … dividing by zero?”
― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer

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#27

“Ten spears go to battle," he whispered, "and nine shatter. Did the war forge the one that remained? No, Amaran. All the war did was identify the spear that would not break.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer

tags: inspirational

462 likes

#28

“One can believe in a story without believing it happened.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer

210 likes

#29

“Life breaks us, Teft. Then we fill the cracks with something stronger.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer

283 likes

#30

“Aim for the sun. That way if you miss, at least your arrow will fall far away, and the person it kills will likely be someone you don’t know.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer

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