Collected

Quotes

Lines worth keeping — sources, context, and the occasional thought of my own.

To never become so certain or high that he wasn’t willing to seek truth.
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
Strength does not make one capable of rule; it makes one capable of service.”
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
A story doesn’t live until it is imagined in someone’s mind.”
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
Failure is preferable to winning through unjust means.
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
‘In the end, I must proclaim that no good can be achieved of false means. For the substance of our existence is not in the achievement, but in the method.
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
In the end, all men die. How you lived will be far more important to the Almighty than what you accomplished.”
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
“They were not demons, they were just men who had too much power and not enough sense.
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
“I haven’t faith in people any longer, old friend,” Nohadon said. “Put two men together, and they will find something to argue about. Gather them into groups, and one group will find reason to oppress or attack another.
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
“The finest defense of character is correct action. Acquaint yourself with virtue, and you can expect proper treatment from those around you.”
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
At times, it seems to me that to be human is to want that which we cannot have. For some, this is power. For me, it is peace.”
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
Sometimes we find it hardest to accept in others that which we cling to in ourselves.
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
Somebody has to start, son. Somebody has to step forward and do what is right, because it is right. If nobody starts, then others cannot follow.
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
“You shouldn’t judge people so harshly based on how they look,”
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
“Your words are like the hundred doves.” “Easy to release, difficult to keep,”
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
I once saw a spindly man carrying a stone larger than his head upon his back, the passage went. He stumbled beneath the weight, shirtless under the sun, wearing only a loincloth. He tottered down a busy thoroughfare. People made way for him...
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings