At first glance, the key and the lock it fits may seem very different," Sazed said. "Different in shape, different in function, different in design. The man who looks at them without knowledge of their true nature might think them opposites, for one is meant to open, and the other to keep closed. Yet, upon closer examination he might see that without one, the other becomes useless. The wise man then sees that both lock and key were created for the same purpose.
Brandon SandersonIt is a writer's greatest pleasure to hear that someone was kept up until the unholy hours of the morning reading one of their books
Brandon SandersonWhat wasdat, sir? What wazzat sir? What wassat, sir?โ โWayne, what are you babbling about?โ Waxillium asked. โPracticing my pretzel guy,โ Wayne said. โHe had a great accent...โ Waxillium glanced at him. "That hat looks ridiculous.โ โFortunately, I can change hats,โ Wayne said in the pretzel-guy accent, โwhile you, sir, are stuck with that face.
Brandon SandersonYou're a very difficult person to manipulate, you know." "Nonsense," he said. "You just have to promise me that I won't have to do a thing, and then I'll do anything you want." "Anything?" "Anything that doesn't require doing anything." "That's nothing, then." "Is it?" "Yes." "Well, that's something.
Brandon SandersonIt was amazing how many books one could fit into a room, assuming one didn't want to move around very much.
Brandon SandersonActually, [Wax] said, we came here because we needed someplace safe to think for a few hours." Ranette: "Your mansion isn't safe?" Wax: "My butler failed to poison me, then tried to shoot me, then set off an explosive in my study" Ranette: "Huh.... You need to screen these people better, Wax.
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