The finest defense of character is correct action. Acquaint yourself with virtue, and you can expect proper treatment from those around you.
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 SandersonI think given the choice between loving Mare - betrayal included - and never knowing her, I'd chose love. I risked, and I lost, but the risk was still worth it.
Brandon SandersonI consider myself to be a man of principle. But, what man does not? Even the cutthroat, I have noticed, considers his actions "moral" after a fashion. Perhaps another person, reading of my life, would name me a religious tyrant. He could call me arrogant. What is to make that man's opinion any less valid than my own? I guess it all comes down to one fact: In the end, I'm the one with the armies.
Brandon Sanderson