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
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.
believe heart unseen-things
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.
solitude betray
And Vin liked solitude. When you're alone, no one can betray you
powerful mean play
Kelsier smiled. 'It means that you, Vin, are a very special person. You have a power that most high noblemen envy. It is a power that, had you been born an aristocrat, would have made you one of the most deadly and influential people in all of the final empire.' Kelsier leaned forward again. 'But, you weren't born an aristocrat. You're not noble, Vin. You don't have to play by their rules--and that makes you even more powerful.