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It was strange, how easily and quickly protection could cause destruction. Sometimes, Vasher wondered if the two weren't really the same thing. Protect a flower, destroy pests who wanted to feed on it. Protect a

It was strange, how easily and quickly protection could cause destruction. Sometimes, Vasher wondered if the two weren't really the same thing. Protect a flower, destroy pests who wanted to feed on it. Protect a building, destroy the plants that could have grown in the soil. Protect a man. Live with the destruction he creates.

Brandon Sanderson
Flower, Men, Two

When I do research, I cast my net very widely and then snatch what feels right out of that. Occasionally I'll read a specific book for a specific book, but usually I'm trying to increase my general understanding.

Brandon Sanderson
Book, Understanding, Trying

Fantasy has had some problems with being too repetitive, in my opinion. I try to read what other people are doing - and say, 'How can I add to this rather than just recycle it? How can I stand on Tolkien's shoulders rather than stand tied to his kneecaps?

Brandon Sanderson
People, Trying, Add

Sometimes, son," my father said, prying my fingers free, "you have to help the heroes along.

Brandon Sanderson
Father, Hero, Son
Brandon Sanderson (2016). “The Reckoners Series”, p.18, Delacorte Press

He found himself weeping. Not for the future or for the emperor. These were the tears of a man who saw before himself a masterpiece. True art was more than beauty; it was more than technique. It was not just imitation. It was boldness, it was contrast, it was subtlety.

Brandon Sanderson
Art, Men, Tears
Brandon Sanderson (2016). “Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection”, p.119, Macmillan

I was ten,” I said. “Give me a little credit.” “To a boy with aspirations like that, I would extend my respect—but not credit. Or life insurance.” Abraham sounded amused. “You are an interesting man, David Charleston, but you sound like you were an even more interesting child.

Brandon Sanderson
Children, Boys, Men
Brandon Sanderson (2016). “The Reckoners Series”, p.129, Delacorte Press

Entropy shakes its angry fist at you for being clever enough to organize the world. (p 2)

Brandon Sanderson
Clever, World, Fists

Being in charge isn't always about telling people what to do. Sometimes, it's about knowing when to step out of the way of people who know what they're doing. - Tam al'Thor

Brandon Sanderson
Knowing, People, Als

I am a writer who works from an outline. What I generally do when I build an outline is I find focal, important scenes, and I build them in my head and I don't write them yet, but I build towards them.

Brandon Sanderson
Writing, Important, Scene
"JordanCon". Interview with Richard Fife, www.tor.com. June 7, 2010.

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