Brandon Sanderson Quotes - Page 2

Somebody has to start. Somebody has to step forward and do what is right, because it is right.

It is a time of change,'' Sazed said. ''Perhaps it is also time to learn of other truths, other ways.

I point out truths when I see them, Brightlord Sadeas. Each man has his place. Mine is to make insults. Yours is to be in-sluts.

Impossible things are really rough to do, you know.

Can a woman not walk with her possessions down the street of a city?

Ignorance is hardly unusual, Miss Davar. The longer I live, the more I come to realize that it is the natural state of the human mind. There are many who will strive to defend its sanctity and then expect you to be impressed with their efforts.

The Shaod, it was called. The Transformation... When it came, the fortuante person's life ended and began anew; he would discard his old, mundane existence and move to Elantris. Elantris, where he could live in bliss, rule in wisdom, and be worshiped for eternity.
Eternity ended ten years ago.

Jasnah had once defined a fool as a person who ignored information because it disagreed with desired results.

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

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.

To their simple, degenerate minds there was only one thing to do when faced by a God more powerful than their own: Convert.
Brandon Sanderson(Elantris)

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?

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 ?

So long as we do not depend on the facts entirely, incomplete knowledge is better than complete ignorance.
-Egwene al'Vere

I believe in rendering to science the things that belong to science. I have no problem with evolution or discussions of the age of the Earth, for I don't believe that we come anywhere near comprehending the mind of God or the workings of the universe. Science can explain a lot, but it cannot give us faith, and I think we need both.

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

And don't waste time worshipping Harmony. Doing good was the worship.

In the end, all men die. How you lived will be far more important to the Almighty than what you accomplished.

We follow the codes not because they bring gain, but because we loathe the people we would otherwise become.

An easy life taught one very little.