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47 quotes
American fantasy writer
“Belief isn't simply a thing for fair times and bright days, I think. What is belief- what is faith- if you don't continue in it after failure.”
"Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack."
on Life
"Sometimes the prize is not worth the costs. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself."
on Wisdom
"The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon."
on Writing
"Better to be the failure who nobly strived than the success who never really had to."
on Success
"To be human is to seek beauty, Shallan. Do not despair, do not end the hunt because thorns grow in your way."
on Creativity
"The truth is, most people who do what you'd call 'wrong' do it for what they call 'right' reasons."
on Truth
"You don't stop loving someone just because they hurt you" he said. "It would certainly make things easier if you did."
on Love
"This is not an easy time in which to live. That does not mean that it has to be a difficult time to love..."
"A leader did not slump. A leader was in control. Even when he least felt like he controlled anything. Especially then."
on Leadership
"The right belief is like a good cloak, I think. If it fits you well, it keeps you warm and safe. The wrong fit however, can suffocate."
on Faith
"Expectation wasn't just about what people expected of you. It was about what you expected of yourself."
on Philosophy
"Entropy shakes its angry fist at you for being clever enough to organize the world. (p 2)"
on Mindfulness
"In the end, after kingdoms and armies had fallen, the religions were still fighting, weren't they?"
"Where there are villains, there will be heroes. Just wait. They will come."
"So long as we do not depend on the facts entirely, incomplete knowledge is better than complete ignorance.--Egwene al'Vere"
"That, after all, was his job. The title of emperor carried with it only a single duty.To make everything better."
"Do not let your assumptions about a culture block your ability to perceive the individual, or you will fail."
"Doing something brave is much like saying something stupid. You rarely plan on it happening."
on Courage
"Her aunt Sol had once told Shai to smile at the worst insults and snap at the minor ones. That way, no man would know your heart."
"Nearly everything that happened had happened before. The grand lesson of history."
on History
