What Brandon Sanderson has taught us.

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

Hello again friends and strangers alike. Last night I was thinking of Nohadon and The Way Of Kings. Turns out there r really a lot of things in Branon Sanderson has taught us with his own ingenious quotes. Here you can share what his books have taught you and be sure to quote the book. The cosmere has taught us all in one way or another

'Life before death, Strength before weakness, the journey before the destination.

Wha do you think?

[Elithanathile he/him]

Definitely. There are so many little gems in his books. Just look at Raoden in Elantris! There's a plethora of inspiration right there. The first ideal is probably the most known, but "There's always another secret," has to be my favorite.

[mirahound she/her]

Honestly, for me reading Way of Kings actually taught me a lot about writing. I have a tendency to make my plotlines overly simple (ie, BORING!!!), and reading something that takes so many fantasy ideas that would normally make people laugh, and then makes them work so well, really helped me open up and actually start having fun with my writing again.

[Seana she/her]

Honestly, for me reading Way of Kings actually taught me a lot about writing. I have a tendency to make my plotlines overly simple (ie, BORING!!!), and reading something that takes so many fantasy ideas that would normally make people laugh, and then makes them work so well, really helped me open up and actually start having fun with my writing again.

Ditto. It also makes me want to hide the little cremlings until they are big enough to resemble Chasmfiends; majestic, large, and ultimately just plain scary.

Better start writing...

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

Ditto. It also makes me want to hide the little cremlings until they are big enough to resemble Chasmfiends; majestic, large, and ultimately just plain scary.

Better start writing...

The best type of book is one that is both entertaining and educational.......

[Unhinged he/him]

'Life before death, Strength before weakness, the journey before the destination.

 

This. I've learned a lot of other stuff from reading Sanderson but nothing has had the same impact on me as the immortal words. Which I recite to myself whenever I'm felling down or lost.

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

This. I've learned a lot of other stuff from reading Sanderson but nothing has had the same impact on me as the immortal words. Which I recite to myself whenever I'm felling down or lost.

Really happy to hear that. The Knight Radiant's Vows r also really good guidelines to follow.

Edited August 23, 2015 by Eternal_Radiance

[Ansalem]

I kind of feel like the world would be a much better place if the in-world Way of Kings had been written in the real world instead of The Art of War and people put as much stock in it as they do that book.

[Alfa he/him]

Hopefully the in-world Way of Kings will be someday fullly printed. Nohadon was a very clever man.

[The One Who Reads he/him]

I think you could include The Emperor's Soul in entirety, the whole novella is an exploration into what "true art" is.

in particular this quote:

 

True art was more than beauty; it was more than technique. It was boldness, it was contrast, it was subtlety.

 

[AerionBFII he/him]

Brandon has taught me that Writing Deadlines can not only be met but exceeded....

[natc]

I think you could include The Emperor's Soul in entirety, the whole novella is an exploration into what "true art" is.

in particular this quote:

Boldness and subtlety already contrast very greatly, so that's one heck of a self-descriptive definition.

[The One Who Reads he/him]

Boldness and subtlety already contrast very greatly, so that's one heck of a self-descriptive definition.

I could understand you if the quote said that 'true art' wasn't bold but was subtle or vice versa but Gaotona is saying that art must be both. The thing that makes the book a work of art to him is how bold and daring it is but also how clever and subtle the work is.

 

Please do tell me if you meant something else and I've got this all wrong. 

[natc]

I mean, he's saying art also needs contrast, alongside two qualities that already contrast so much as to be complete opposites in any other circumstance.

That definition of true art almost itself qualifies as art.

Edited August 24, 2015 by natc

[The One Who Reads he/him]

Ah I see! I thought you were using self-descriptive to mean redundant, but you meant it literally. The phrasing of the definition meets  its own criteria. Just another example of E.S doing its twisty 'philosophy' and confusing me.

[Awesomness]

What about Leadership?

Stormlight Archive, Mistborn (1th trilogy specially) and Elantris, they are all about leading, guiding, gaining trust and loyalty, understanding other people and gaining them, knowing what they want but above all, what they need.

I always find religion (or belief) and leadership the most interesting topics in BS works.

[Alfa he/him]

Yes. The religion in BS books feels more realistic than in most other fantasy books. More... rational, I think. Not some semi-supernatural beings (known by each and everyone almost personally) , that are commanded by their priests on one hand and give moralic dictates on the other.

[Baine he/him]

"Someone has to start, son. To step forward. To do what is right, because it is right."

 

I know that's not the exact quote, but I really liked this one.

[Lindel he/him]

I think you could include The Emperor's Soul in entirety, the whole novella is an exploration into what "true art" is.

in particular this quote:

That was supposed to be an upvote, sorry. Storming tablet... Can someone fix this? Edited September 3, 2015 by Lindel

[Zathoth]

"Better to trust and be betrayed, than to never have trusted at all."

[cuimhne she/her]

"Someone has to start, son. To step forward. To do what is right, because it is right."

 

I know that's not the exact quote, but I really liked this one.

"Somebody has to start. Somebody has to step forward and do what is right, because it is right. If nobody starts, then others cannot follow." WoK Ch 41 Of Alds and Milp

[cuimhne she/her]

Here's another awesome WoK quote:

 

"A man's emotions are what define him, and control is the hallmark of true strength. To lack feeling is to be dead, but to act on every feeling is to be a child."

 

Ch 26 Stillness (Incidentally this is actually a quote from in-world WoK as well as SA WoK.)

[Emerald101 he/him]

The following passages from TWoK and WoR:

• The passage from the in-world WoK where Nohadon walks to Urithiru.
• The passage from the in-world WoK about the candles.
• The passage from Hoid, at the end of TWoK, about what men value most.
• The passage from Hoid about art and expectations.
• Hoid's talk with Shallan about the two blind men, and what beauty is.
• The story of Fleet.
• The story of the Wandersail.

[Baine he/him]

"Somebody has to start. Somebody has to step forward and do what is right, because it is right. If nobody starts, then others cannot follow." WoK Ch 41 Of Alds and Milp

Ah, that was it. Thanks!

[Shaukan-son-Hasweth he/him]

For me it was Jasnah.

Her way of being an Atheist has influenced my view on religion greatly.

“

Let the Vorin believe as they wish—the wise among them will find goodness and solace in their faith; the fools would be fools no matter what they believed.

”

—Jasnah to Shallan

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You will find wise men in any religion, Shallan, and good men in every nation. Those who

truly

seek wisdom are those who will acknowledge the virtue in their adversaries and who will learn from those who disabuse them of error. All others—heretic, Vorin, Ysperist, or Maakian—are equally closed-minded.

”

—Jasnah to Shallan

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