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born 1975 United States

Brandon Sanderson (born December 19, 1975) is an American fantasy author. He has been nominated twice for the John W.

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Also known as: Mistborn, Warbreaker

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The Eleventh Metal? Of course it is - I showed it to you remember?

Mistborn: The Final Empire (2006)

“Child, when they were but babes, I had already lived dozens of lifetimes. ‘Old’ is a word you use for worn shoes. I’m something else entirely.”

Oathbringer (2017)

I’m not using a key at all. I’m breaking the lock.

Rhythm of War (2020)

It wasn’t a lie. It was a different truth.

Words of Radiance (2014)

He grinned, then kissed her hand again. He seemed to think that sort of thing would eventually spark passion in her. When in truth, physical stimulation was so inferior to mental stimulation.

Rhythm of War (2020)

The most important step a man can take. It’s not the first one, is it?
It’s the next one.

Oathbringer (2017)

Nearly everything that happened had happened before. The grand lesson of history, and…

Words of Radiance (2014)

That's the funny thing about arriving somewhere, Vin. Once you're there, the only thing you can really do is leave again

Mistborn: The Final Empire (2006)

“That was rude.”
“Rudeness doesn’t imply untruth though.”

Oathbringer (2017)

“I’m telling you to think!” his father snapped. “I’m telling you that if you want to change the world, you have to stop being part of the problem!”

Rhythm of War (2020)

To be human is to seek beauty.

Words of Radiance (2014)

But expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you help them, the more likely they were to crack.

The Way of Kings (2010)

She didn’t exactly understand what she was doing, but she rarely did. Art wasn’t about understanding, but about knowing.

Oathbringer (2017)

His sincerity was so unexpected. Dalinar had been around Alethi politicians so much that he found honesty an obscure thing, like a language he no longer spoke.

Oathbringer (2017)

Navani wasn’t certain what to think about how easily it had happened. It was nice to make headway; yet in her experience, a fair breeze one day was the herald of a tempest to come.

Rhythm of War (2020)

Do not make me kick you. I do not like kicking. It hurts my toes.

Words of Radiance (2014)

If we had to rely on what we knew, kings would only be of use in creating laws regarding the proper heating of tea and cushioning of thrones.

The Way of Kings (2010)

All stories have been told before. We tell them to ourselves, as did all men who ever were. And all men who ever will be. The only things new are the names.

Words of Radiance (2014)

Dalinar bowed his head for a prayer. Let me be stronger than those who would kill me. Simple and to the point, the kind he figured the Almighty would prefer.

Oathbringer (2017)

Kabsal sighed. “Brightness Jasnah, I realize that you are not fond of me. But I am working very hard to be pleasant. Could you at least pretend to do likewise?”

The Way of Kings (2010)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Brandon Sanderson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.