It’s not a lie,- Shallan said, -œif everyone understands and knows what it means.--œMm. Those are some of the best lies.
– Brandon Sanderson
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- To be human is to seek beauty, Shallan. Do not despair, do not end the hunt because thorns grow in your way. – Brandon Sanderson
- Shallan’s mental image of Jasnah Kholin was of someone almost divine. It was, upon reflection, an odd way to regard a determined atheist. – Brandon Sanderson
- Humans don’t make sense.--œIf you’re only now learning that,- Kaladin said, -œthen you haven’t been paying attention. – Brandon Sanderson
- Females are very simple, with them, yes means yes, & no means yes, & no means no, & no means maybe, but maybe means yes, & maybe means no! – Eyden I
- Compassion means knowing that I may never find that person who understands my pain but through my struggle I can become one who understands. – Rachel Hamilton
- It’s beneficial to have a reputation for honesty, if only so that one can lie at crucial moments. – Brandon Sanderson
- It’s beneficial to have a reputation for honesty, if only so that one could lie at crucial moments. – Brandon Sanderson
- 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
- The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones. – Brandon Sanderson
- A person knows when they’re in darkness, even when they can’t see. -Nightblood – Brandon Sanderson
- A scholar knows not to waste time rediscovering information already known. – Brandon Sanderson
- light makes shadow. Truth makes lies. – Brandon Sanderson
- The gentleman understands what is moral. The small man understands what is profitable. – Confucius
- Sometimes the prize is not worth the costs. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself. – Brandon Sanderson
- Your strength lies in knowledge, your power lies in wisdom, your treasure lies in understanding, and your wealth lies in life. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- We create things to watch them grow, Ruin, she said. To take pleasure in seeing that which we love become more than it was before. – Brandon Sanderson
- I’m good at doing things I’m not supposed to,- she said, then kicked the door open. – Brandon Sanderson
- I’m good at doing things I’m not supposed to,- she said, then kicked the door open. – Brandon Sanderson
- You could not stop times from changing, his mother said, no more than you could stop the surf from rolling. – Brandon Sanderson
- Family is everything!- he always said when he went overboard with sentimentality. -œIf you don’t have family, what do you have? – Sonal Panse
- You’re mad,- he said in a low voice, -œif you think I would leave you now. I’ll see you safe and well no matter what it takes. – Lisa Kleypas
- I understand, gentlemen,- John Kennedy said. -œIf you find that life it’s not easy, let me tell you, death is worse. – Pierre Marshesso
- We’re only five years apart,- I said defiantly. -œIf you look at some of those dysfunctional vampyre relationships, we’re near normal. – Heather Heffner
- Pay attention,- Gareth said to Moxie. -œIf it comes down to a choice of gettin’ captured or killed by Saxons or brigands, dead is less bad, – Hank Quense
- Pain los[es] its power when other things bec[o]me more important. – Brandon Sanderson
- There was nothing more bitter than a soul who had had its chance and thrown it away. – Brandon Sanderson
- If men should read these words, let them know that power is a heavy burden. Seek not to be bound by its chains. – Brandon Sanderson
- Not everyone who knows how to write can be a writer. Not everyone who knows two languages can be a translator. – Nataly Kelly
- NEWSPAPER: What great paper is the Earth; what a typeface is the Day; what ink is the Night! -“ Everyone prints, everyone reads; no one understands. – Xavier Forneret
- A tree’s beauty lies in its branches, but its strength lies in its roots. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- Earlier People used to hate a lieSince now lie has become truth and truth has become a lie.They still hate a lie – irrfan ishaq
- Some people say it’s easy to lie. This may be true for them, but the hard part is remembering the lie because a lie has no memory. – Virginia Vayna
- What is a truth and what is a lie? Is truth the mutually accepted part of a lie, or is lie a mutually denied part of truth? – Saurabh Sharma
- True love will triumph in the end-”which may or may not be a lie, but if it is a lie, it’s the most beautiful lie we have. – John Green
- Lie. Lie. Lie. But remember.Move. Move. While others sleep, move. – Anthony ONeill
- You lie once.. you lie for the rest of your life… and in quest of proving your innocence.. you pledge your honesty with utter lies…. !!! – Abhijeet Sawant
- Apply the lie detector to everything. You will be amazed at how many lies you will discover. Beware tough, you may discover that you are a lie. – Bangambiki Habyarimana
- For glory lit, and life alive, for goals unreached and aims to strive. All men must try, the wind did see. It is the test, it is the dream. – Brandon Sanderson
- Oh,- Obliteration continued, -œI think that you’ll find a man can do many things thought impossible, if he tries hard enough. – Brandon Sanderson
- I froze, shocked. (And don’t try to claim that you did anything different the first time a government bureaucrat pulled a gun on you.) – Brandon Sanderson