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Elend: I kind of lost track of time… Breeze: For two hours? Elend: There were books involved.Brandon Sanderson
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It was amazing how many books one could fit into a room, assuming one didn't want to move around very much.Brandon Sanderson
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It is a time of change, '' Sazed said. ''Perhaps it is also time to learn of other truths, other ways.Brandon Sanderson
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...Regardless, I still do not believe that your duty is to do as the people wish. Your duty is to lead as best you can, following the dictates of your conscience. You must be true. Your Majesty, to the man you wish to become....Brandon Sanderson
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A man can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give to him. All of the brilliant ideas in the world cannot save your kingdom if no one will listen to them.Brandon Sanderson
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...A man can only stumble for so long before he either falls or stands up straight.Brandon Sanderson
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What a pair they were - a Mistborn who felt guilty wasting coins to jump and a nobleman who thought balls were too expensive.Brandon Sanderson
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If you perpetuate the dreams of the past, you stifle your own dreams of the future.Brandon Sanderson
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In a way, she'd rather trust him and be wrong than deal with the worry of mistrust.Brandon Sanderson
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When I finally lie down, I find sleep elusive. The same thoughts that trouble me during the day are only compounded by the stillness of night.Brandon Sanderson
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There was no correcting past mistakes, especially since he could see no real 'mistakes' he had made. He had done the best he could, and that had proven insufficient.Brandon Sanderson
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Books have great value, actions have greater value.Brandon Sanderson
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It seems that the rebels found the chaos of transition more difficult to accept than the tyranny they had known before. They joyfully welcomed back authority-even oppressive authority-for it was less painful for them than uncertainty.Brandon Sanderson
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You are so much more than you are willing to accept, child.Brandon Sanderson
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That's the point, isn't it? We have to live on, no matter how hard it gets. We'll win in the end.Brandon Sanderson
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You must love him enough to trust his wishes, even if you disagree with them. You must respect him - no matter how wrong you think he may be, no matter how poor you think his decisions, you must respect his desire to make them. Even if one of them includes loving you.Brandon Sanderson
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Good men don't become legends, " he said quietly." Good men don't need to become legends." She opened her eyes, looking up at him. "They just do what's right anyway.Brandon Sanderson
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He found insanity no excuse, however, for irrational behavior.Brandon Sanderson
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Do not deride someone's faith simply because you do not share it, Lord Cladent, " Sazed said quietly.Brandon Sanderson