If nobody changes the world, if nobody works to make it better, then we stagnate.
– Brandon Sanderson
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- 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
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- It’s beneficial to have a reputation for honesty, if only so that one could lie at crucial moments. – 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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- Err on the side of awesome. – Brandon Sanderson
- The Librarians control the information… They control what gets read, what gets seen, and what gets learned. Because of that they have power. – Brandon Sanderson
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