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Brandon Sanderson
“Art - and all stories are art, even the ones about real people - is about what it does to you.”
Brandon Sanderson, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

Brandon Sanderson
“Never let something trivial, like a sense of humor, get in the way of a good joke.”
Brandon Sanderson, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

Brandon Sanderson
“But then again, there’s nothing intrinsically valuable about any kind of art. That’s not me complaining or making light. It’s one of the most wonderful aspects to art—the fact that people decide what is beautiful. We don’t get to decide what is food and what is not. (Yes, exceptions exist. Don’t be pedantic. When you pass those marbles, we’re all going to laugh.) But we absolutely get to decide what counts as art. If Yumi’s people wanted to declare that rock arrangements surpassed painting or sculpture as an artistic creation…well, I personally found it fascinating. The spirits agreed.”
Brandon Sanderson, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

Brandon Sanderson
“Why do we tell stories? They are a universal human experience. Every culture I’ve ever visited, every people I’ve met, every human on every planet in every situation I’ve seen…they all tell stories. Men trapped alone for years tell them to themselves. Ancients leave them painted on the walls. Women whisper them to their babies. Stories explain us. You want to define what makes a human different from an animal? I can do it in one word or a hundred thousand. Sad stories. Exultant stories. Didactic morality tales. Frivolous yarns that, paradoxically, carry too much meaning. We need stories.”
Brandon Sanderson, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

Brandon Sanderson
“Everything is useless, intrinsically. Nothing has value unless we grant it that value.”
Brandon Sanderson, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

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