Quotes By Author: Brandon Sanderson

“Time tends to pass you by more quickly when you take no notice of it, my dear. In that, it’s remarkably similar to most women I know.”

“I hadn’t been a nerd, mind you. I’d just been the type of guy who spent a lot of time by himself, focused entirely on a single consuming interest.”

“As she’d left, I’d glanced at her gun.This time, when she’d pointed it at me, she’d flicked the safety on. If that wasn’t true love, I don’t know what was.”

“It strikes me that religion seeks to take natural events and ascribe supernatural causes to them. I, however, seek to take supernatural events and find the natural meanings behind them. Perhaps that is the final dividing line between science and religion. Opposite sides of a card.”

“And don’t waste time worshipping Harmony. Doing good was the worship.”

“There are two kinds of people in this world, son. Those who save lives, and those who take lives.””And what of those who protect and defend? Those who save lives by taking lives?””That’s like trying to stop a storm by blowing harder. Ridiculous. You can’t protect by killing.”

“Belief isn’t simply a thing for fair times and bright days, I think. What is belief- what is faith- if you don’t continue in it after failure.”

“Wayne’s a little attached to that hat,” Waxillium said. “He thinks it’s lucky.”Wayne: “It is lucky. I ain’t never died while wearing that hat.” Marasi frowned. “I … I’m not sure I know how to respond.”Wax: “That’s a common reaction to Wayne.”

“The strong lines of the woman’s face bespoke hard-won wisdom and courage, and somehow that made watching her more difficult. If such a woman could be defeated by Elantris, what hope was there for Raoden?”

“Are there any religions on your list that include the slaughter of noblemen as a holy duty?”

“Yes, Bastille. I keep trying to get killed because it’s inconvenient for you.”

“So long as we do not depend on the facts entirely, incomplete knowledge is better than complete ignorance.–Egwene al’Vere”

“Why did they believe? Because they saw miracles. Things one man took as chance, a man of faith took as a sign. A loved one recovering from disease, a fortunate business deal, a chance meeting with a long lost friend. It wasn’t the grand doctrines or the sweeping ideals that seemed to make believers out of men. It was the simple magic in the world around them.”

“Just because I do not accept the teachings of the devotaries does not mean I’ve discarded a belief in right and wrong.””But the Almighty determines what is right!””Must someone, some unseen thing, declare what is right for it to be right? I believe that my own morality — which answers only to my heart — is more sure and true than the morality of those who do right only because they fear retribution.”

“What is belief – what is faith – if you don’t continue it after failure?”