Paul

“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

“Aunt Zia has me read aloud the stories I write over and over. She preaches, “Ellen, you are writing for the ear. It has to sound right .” She teaches me to write in active voice and to write in short sentences. An example of active voice is: President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address— not: The Gettysburg Address was delivered by President Lincoln. I’ll add all this information to the notebook I’m making. My notebook has all sorts of information about broadcast journalism , from how to compose shots to how to write a script.”
― Alayne Smith, Ellen and the Three Predictions

“Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire