If you give up what you want most for what you think you should want more, you'll end up miserable.
Brandon SandersonWe follow the codes not because they bring gain, but because we loathe the people we would otherwise become.
Brandon SandersonToo many of us take great pains with what we ingest through our mouths, and far less with what we partake of through our ears and eyes.
Brandon SandersonSing!" Grandpa Smedry yelled, his voice echoing down a hallway to the right."Sing!" If he breaks into song I think I might have to strangle myself... I thought, cringing.
Brandon SandersonIt's a mystery," Vin said, narrowing her eyes and smiling. "We Mistborn are incredibly mysterious." Elend paused." Um...I'm Mistborn too, Vin. That doesn't make any sense." "We Mistborn need not make sense," Vin said." It's beneath us. Come on-the sun's already down. We need to get moving.
Brandon SandersonAnd so, does the destination matter? Or is it the path we take? I declare that no accomplishment has substance nearly as great as the road used to achieve it. We are not creatures of destinations. It is the journey that shapes us. Our callused feet, our backs strong from carrying the weight of our travels, our eyes open with the fresh delight of experiences lived.
Brandon Sanderson