Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sandersonis an American fantasy and science fiction writer. He is best known for his Mistborn series and his work in finishing Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time. In 2010, Sanderson published The Way of Kings, the first of a ten book series called The Stormlight Archive...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth19 December 1975
CityLincoln, NE
CountryUnited States of America
gun bananas farms
It's like a banana farm for guns!
self logic made
You are nothing if not exhaustive in your self-congratulatory made-up logic.
father hero son
Sometimes, son," my father said, prying my fingers free, "you have to help the heroes along.
honor aids
Act with honor, and Honor will aid you
men burden heavy
If men should read these words, let them know that power is a heavy burden. Seek not to be bound by its chains.
men tyrants lazy
The most dangerous kind of man is not the one who spent his youth shoving others around. That kind of man gets lazy, and is often too content with his life to be truly dangerous. The man who spent his youth being shoved around, however … When that man gets a little power and authority, he often uses it to become a tyrant on par with the worst warlords in history.
believe world sound
Can you feel it? Something just changed. I believe that’s the sound the world makes when it pisses itself.
confused innovation too-late
What is it we value? Innovation. Originality. Novelty. But most importantly...timeliness. I fear you may be too late, my confused, unfortunate, friend.
good-upbringing polite persons
Being polite to a person is not a sign of respect for them. It is merely a sign of a good upbringing and a balanced nature.
book thinking research
Too many scholars think of research as purely a cerebral pursuit. If we do nothing with the knowledge we gain, then we have wasted our study. Books can store information better than we can--what we we do that books cannot is interpret. So if one is not going to draw conclusions, then one might as well just leave the information in the texts.
successful judging action
Every action we take has consequences, Vin," Kelsier said. "I've found that in both Allomancy and life, the person who can best judge the consequences of their actions will be the most successful.
doe world want
All the world does as it is supposed to, except for humans. Maybe that's why you so often want to kill each other.
imitating versions
It's not imitating anything; it has become a better version of itself.
young-friends people stories
People see in stories what they’re looking for, my young friend.