I was thinking that work is like fertilizer in that I'm glad it exists; I just don't ever want to get stuck in it.
Brandon SandersonWhat is it we value? Innovation. Originality. Novelty. But most importantly...timeliness. I fear you may be too late, my confused, unfortunate, friend.
Brandon SandersonWe follow the codes not because they bring gain, but because we loathe the people we would otherwise become.
Brandon SandersonWayne: You wanna know why I really came to find you? Waxilliam: Why? Wayne: I thought of you happy in a comfy bed, resting and relaxing, spending the rest of your life sipping tea and reading papers while people bring you food and maids rub your toes and stuff. Waxilliam: And? Wayne: And I just couldn't leave you to a fate like that...I'm too good a friend to let a mate of mine die in such a terrible situation. Waxilliam: Comfortable? Wayne: No. Boring.
Brandon Sanderson