To live is to have worries and uncertainties. Keep them inside, and they will destroy you for certain--leaving behind a person so callused that emotion can find no root in his heart.
Brandon SandersonThe door slammed open. Vivenna jumped, putting a hand to her chest. Vasher walked in. 'Start reaching for that sword when you're startled,' he said. 'There's little reason to grab your shirt, unless you're planning to rip it off.
Brandon SandersonPeople can do great things. However, there are somethings they just can't do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into a Popsicle, despite years of effort. I could, however, make myself insane, if I wished. (Though if I achieved the second, I might be able to make myself think I'd achieved the first....) Anyway, if there's a lesson to be learned, it's this: great success often depends on being able to distinguish between the impossible and the improbable. Or, in easier terms, distinguishing between Popsicles and insanity. Any questions?
Brandon SandersonThough most expect young men to be fools, I've noticed that just a little bit of age can make a man far more foolish than he was as a child.
Brandon SandersonWell,โ Waxillium said. โPerhaps I should begin by asking after your health.โ โPerhaps you should,โ Steris replied. โEr. Yes. Howโs your health?โ โSuitable.โ โSo is Waxillium,โ Wayne added. They all turned to him. โYou know,โ he said. โHeโs wearing a suit, and all. Suitable. Ahem. Is that mahogany?
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