Dylan Smith

“You want to change the world, Shallan. That’s well and good. But be careful. The world predates you. She has seniority.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer

“Power was an illusion of perception, as Jasnah had said. The first step to being in control was to see yourself as capable of being in control.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer

“Some pirates achieved immortality by great deeds of cruelty or derring-do. Some achieved immortality by amassing great wealth. But the captain had long ago decided that he would, on the whole, prefer to achieve immortality by not dying.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Color of Magic

“Turned out that the end of the world had to actually arrive before people would take it seriously.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer