Quotes by Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

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Life before Death.Strength before Weakness.Journey before Destination. — Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
Somebody has to start. Somebody has to step forward and do what is right, because it is right. — Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
I want you to go back into the barrack and tell the men to come out after the storm. Tell them to look up at me tied her — Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
Kaladin screamed, reaching the end of the bridge. Finding a tiny surge of strength somewhere, he raised his spear and th — Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
Can a woman not walk with her possessions down the street of a city? — Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
I point out truths when I see them, Brightlord Sadeas. Each man has his place. Mine is to make insults. Yours is to be i — Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
Ignorance is hardly unusual, Miss Davar. The longer I live, the more I come to realize that it is the natural state of t — Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
We follow the codes not because they bring gain, but because we loathe the people we would otherwise become. — 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
There are two kinds of people in this world, son. Those who save lives, and those who take lives.""And what of those who — Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
Just because I do not accept the teachings of the devotaries does not mean I've discarded a belief in right and wrong." — Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack. — Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
They didn’t speak as the sun slowly sank before them. Why was it most colorful when it was about to vanish for the night — Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
Just because I do not accept the teachings of the devotaries does not mean I've discarded a belief in right and w — Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
A scholar knows not to waste time rediscovering information already known. — Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
It is not the destination that matters, but how one arrives there. — Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
Those candle flames were like the lives of men. So fragile. So deadly. Left alone, they lit and warmed. Let run rampant, — Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
Why is it you trust my daughter so much when others almost universally revile her?""I consider their disdain for her to — Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
Too many of us take great pains with what we ingest through our mouths, and far less with what we partake of through our — Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
You learned this,” Kabsal said, lifting up her drawing of Jasnah, “from a book.”“Er…yes?”He looked back at the picture. — Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings