Brandon Sanderson Quotes

Life before death, strength before weakness, journey before destination.

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

Journey before destination.

Sometimes a hypocrite is nothing more than a man who is in the process of changing.

You cannot have my pain. It is the only thing I have left.

I will protect those who cannot protect themselves.

Strength does not make one capable of rule; it makes one capable of service.

Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack.

The closer we are to that we love, the more we treasure it.

Accept the pain, but don't accept that you deserved it.

There's always another secret.

Belief isn't simply a thing for fair times and bright days. What is belief if it cannot weather the storms?

Sometimes, the prize is not worth the costs. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself.

It's better to spend your time loving than hating.

There's always a way, if you're not too busy whining about how things should be.

Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope.

A story doesn't live until it is imagined in someone's mind.

Our lives are all the same length. It's only the manner of living them that differs.

You push something into the air, the air pushes you back.

Claim the stars, Spensa. You deserve to be among them.

A worthy gift is one freely given, with nothing expected in return.

The journey is the point. Not the destination.

Sometimes our minds need a way to escape, lest the seams that hold us together come undone.

Power can be a terribly heavy burden.

Everyone has a choice about whether to be a hero or a coward.

Honor is dead. But I'll see what I can do.

The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.

I cannot always protect you. So I want you to be able to protect yourself.

Your dranxil is showing. It means strength, in this case, strength of will.

The journey is your life. It is your everything.

The journey matters more than any single step.

You can't change what's behind you, only what's ahead.

Sometimes the prize is not worth the price.

There is always a choice, even when it doesn't feel like one.

A man's character is determined by what he does when the rules don't bind him.

I am not a hero. I am simply a man who refuses to give up.

I am your wingmate. I will not leave you.

Sometimes a coward's the only one who can save everybody.

Sometimes you have to choose to keep going, even when there's no reason to hope.

We are stronger together than we are apart.

The most important words a man can say are, I will do better.

Failure isn't an end. It's a step.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the strength to go on in spite of it.