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“A good king is one who is trusted by his people—and one who deserves that trust.” (The Well of Ascension Quotes)
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“A leader is often judged by how well he bears responsibility. As king, everything that happens in your kingdom – regardless of who commits the act -is your fault.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“A man better appreciates love when he has been forced for so long to go without.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“A man can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give to him. All of the brilliant ideas in the world cannot save your kingdom if no one will listen to them.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“A man was defined not by his flaws, but by how he overcame them.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“Allomancy wasn’t just about fighting and killing. It was about skill and grace. It was something beautiful.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“Because if I accept that Elend bears no guilt for what his people did to mine, then I must admit to being a monster for the things that I did to them.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“He found insanity no excuse, however, for irrational behavior.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“I write these words in steel, for anything not set in metal cannot be trusted.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“If people can’t tell when I’m being an idiot and when I’m being a genius, perhaps they’ll assume my blunders are brilliant political maneuvers.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“If you perpetuate the dreams of the past, you stifle your own dreams of the future.” (The Well of Ascension Quotes)
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“In a three-way negotiation, the weakest party actually has the most power – because his allegiance added to either of the other two will choose the eventual winner.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“It is a time of change,” Sazed said. ”Perhaps it is also time to learn of other truths, other ways.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“It seems that the rebels found the chaos of transition more difficult to accept than the tyranny they had known before. They joyfully welcomed back authority-even oppressive authority-for it was less painful for them than uncertainty.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“It was amazing how many books one could fit into a room, assuming one didn’t want to move around very much.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“It’s easy to believe in something when you win all the time…The losses are what define a man’s faith.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“Not contradicting a point and proving it are different things.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“People who underestimated you were easier to manipulate.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“She had spent months as a knife, held immobile at someone’s throat. It was time to cut.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“Sometimes, people only seem determined upon one course because they have been offered no other options.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“Successful leaders all share one common trait—they believe that they can do a better job than the alternatives. Humility is fine when considering your responsibility and duty, but when it comes time to make a decision, you must not question yourself.” (The Well of Ascension Quotes)
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“That was one nice thing about books and notes. They could always wait for another time.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“That’s the point, isn’t it? We have to live on, no matter how hard it gets. We’ll win in the end.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“There are two ways to stay safe, Reen’s voice whispered to her. Either be so quiet and harmless that people ignore you, or be so dangerous that they’re terrified of you.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“Those who take lightly promises they make to those they love are people who find little lasting satisfaction in life. This is not an easy time in which to live. That does not mean that it has to be a difficult time to love, but it does mean that you will find unusual stresses upon your lives and your relationship.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“Those who take lightly promises they make to those they love are people who find little lasting satisfaction in life.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“What is a government but an institutionalized method of making sure somebody else does all the work?”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“When I finally lie down, I find sleep elusive. The same thoughts that trouble me during the day are only compounded by the stillness of night.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“When you can’t have both freedom and safety, what do you choose?”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
“You must love him enough to trust his wishes, even if you disagree with them. You must respect him – no matter how wrong you think he may be, no matter how poor you think his decisions, you must respect his desire to make them. Even if one of them includes loving you.”
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension
