01UndatedCan a woman not walk with her possessions down the street of a city?Brandon Sanderson / quote ↗
02UndatedWhat would you think if I told you that I wasn’t an Allomancer?” Sazed asked.“I’d think that you were lying,” Vin said.“Have you known me to lie before?”“The best liars are those who tell the truth most of the time.Brandon Sanderson / quote ↗
03UndatedIt is a time of change,'' Sazed said. ''Perhaps it is also time to learn of other truths, other ways.Brandon Sanderson / quote ↗
04UndatedI point out truths when I see them, Brightlord Sadeas. Each man has his place. Mine is to make insults. Yours is to be in-sluts.Brandon Sanderson / quote ↗
05UndatedTo their simple, degenerate minds there was only one thing to do when faced by a God more powerful than their own: Convert.Brandon Sanderson(Elantris)Brandon Sanderson / quote ↗
06UndatedJasnah had once defined a fool as a person who ignored information because it disagreed with desired results.Brandon Sanderson / quote ↗
07UndatedIgnorance is hardly unusual, Miss Davar. The longer I live, the more I come to realize that it is the natural state of the human mind. There are many who will strive to defend its sanctity and then expect you to be impressed with their efforts.Brandon Sanderson / quote ↗
08UndatedThe Shaod, it was called. The Transformation... When it came, the fortuante person's life ended and began anew; he would discard his old, mundane existence and move to Elantris. Elantris, where he could live in bliss, rule in wisdom, and be worshiped for eternity.Eternity ended ten years ago.Brandon Sanderson / quote ↗
09UndatedWe follow the codes not because they bring gain, but because we loathe the people we would otherwise become.Brandon Sanderson / quote ↗
10UndatedIn the end, all men die. How you lived will be far more important to the Almighty than what you accomplished.Brandon Sanderson / quote ↗
11UndatedThe strong lines of the woman's face bespoke hard-won wisdom and courage, and somehow that made watching her more difficult. If such a woman could be defeated by Elantris, what hope was there for Raoden?Brandon Sanderson / quote ↗
12UndatedBelief 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 / quote ↗
13UndatedYes, Bastille. I keep trying to get killed because it's inconvenient for you.Brandon Sanderson / quote ↗
14UndatedWayne's a little attached to that hat," Waxillium said. "He thinks it's lucky."Wayne: "It is lucky. I ain't never died while wearing that hat." Marasi frowned. "I ... I'm not sure I know how to respond."Wax: "That's a common reaction to Wayne.Brandon Sanderson / quote ↗
15UndatedThere are two kinds of people in this world, son. Those who save lives, and those who take lives.""And what of those who protect and defend? Those who save lives by taking lives?""That's like trying to stop a storm by blowing harder. Ridiculous. You can't protect by killing.Brandon Sanderson / quote ↗
16UndatedWhat is belief - what is faith - if you don't continue it after failure?Brandon Sanderson / quote ↗
17UndatedWhy did they believe? Because they saw miracles. Things one man took as chance, a man of faith took as a sign. A loved one recovering from disease, a fortunate business deal, a chance meeting with a long lost friend. It wasn't the grand doctrines or the sweeping ideals that seemed to make believers out of men. It was the simple magic in the world around them.Brandon Sanderson / quote ↗
18UndatedBy 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 / quote ↗
19UndatedJust because I do not accept the teachings of the devotaries does not mean I've discarded a belief in right and wrong." determines what is right!" right? I believe that my own morality -- which answers only to my heart -- is more sure and true than the morality of those who do right only because they fear retribution.Brandon Sanderson / quote ↗
20UndatedI believe in rendering to science the things that belong to science. I have no problem with evolution or discussions of the age of the Earth, for I don't believe that we come anywhere near comprehending the mind of God or the workings of the universe. Science can explain a lot, but it cannot give us faith, and I think we need both.Brandon Sanderson / quote ↗
21UndatedAre there any religions on your list that include the slaughter of noblemen as a holy duty?Brandon Sanderson / quote ↗
22UndatedVin paused. "And you have all of these religions memorized?""As much as is possible," Sazed said. "Their prayers, their beliefs, their mythologies. Many are very similar -- break-offs or sects of one another.""Even still, how can you remember all of that?""I have...methods," Sazed said."But, what's the point?"Sazed frowned. "The answer should be obvious, I think. People are valuable, Mistress Vin, and so--therefore--are their beliefs.Brandon Sanderson / quote ↗
23UndatedYou said their prayer – is this the religion you believe in, then?" „I believe in them all.” Vin frowned. „None of them contradict each other?” Sazed smiled. "Oh, often and frequently they do. But, I respect the truths behind them all – and I believe in the need for each one to be rememberedBrandon Sanderson / quote ↗
24UndatedSo long as we do not depend on the facts entirely, incomplete knowledge is better than complete ignorance.--Egwene al'VereBrandon Sanderson / quote ↗
