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.

— Brandon Sanderson

Better to be the failure who nobly strived than the success who never really had to.

— Brandon Sanderson

Be warned - Hammond does tend to be a bit optimistic about this kind of things. If the army were made up of one-legged mutes, he would praise their balance and their listening skills.

— Brandon Sanderson

Blend: I kind of lost track of time… Breeze: For two hours? Elend: There were books involved.

— Brandon Sanderson

Books have great value, actions have greater value.

— Brandon Sanderson

Breeze strolled over to the table and chose a seat with his characteristic decorum. The portly man raised his dueling cane, pointing it at Ham. 'I see that my period of intellectual respite has come to an end.' Ham smiled. 'I thought up a couple beastly questions while I was gone, and I've been saving them just for you, Breeze.'' I'm dying of anticipation,' Breeze said. He turned his cane toward Lestibournes. 'Spook, drink.' Spook rushed over and fetched Breeze a cup of wine.' He's such a fine lad,' Breeze noted, accepting the drink. 'I barely even have to nudge him Automatically. If only the rest of you ruffians were so accommodating.' Spook frowned. 'Nicking the not on the playing without.'' I have no idea what you just said, child,' Breeze said. 'So I'm simply going to pretend it was coherent, then move on.' Kelsier rolled his eyes. 'Losing the stress on the nip,' he said. 'Nothing without the needing of care.'' Riding to rile of the rids to the right,' Spook said with a nod.' What are you two babbling about?' Breeze said testily.' Wasing the was of brightness,' Spook said. 'Nip the having of wishing of this.'' Ever washing the doing of this,' Easier agreed.' Ever washing the wish of having they have,' Ham added with a smile. 'Drifting the wish of washing the not.' Breeze turned to Dickson with exasperation. 'I believe our companions have finally lost their minds, dear friend.' Dockson shrugged. Then, with a perfectly straight face, he said, 'Washing not of washing is.

— Brandon Sanderson

Bright lord Violin insisted. So long as you were in here, he wouldn't leave. We tried to stop him, but the man’s a prince. We can’t storm make him do anything, not even leave. He locked himself away in the cell, and we just had to live with it.

— Brandon Sanderson

By now, it is probably very late at night, and you have stayed up to read this book when you should have gone to sleep. If this is the case, then I commend you for falling into my trap. It is a writer's greatest pleasure to hear that someone was kept up until the unholy hours of the morning reading one of his books. It goes back to authors being terrible people who delight in the suffering of others. Plus, we get a kickback from the caffeine industry...

— Brandon Sanderson

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

— Brandon Sanderson

Chana knows, I sometimes wondered how I raised that child without strangling her. By age six, [Hannah] was pointing out my logical fallacies as I tried to get her to go to bed on time.

— Brandon Sanderson