Rafe Brandon Quotes

Because I'm good at it," he said, sounding agitated now. "I am bloody great at it. And I was never good at anything. Because it's the one place where I know that my success is mine, and my failure, too. In the ring, I might be facing an Irish dock laborer or an English tanner or an American freedman. When the bell rings, none of it matters worth a damn. It's only me. My strength, my heart, my wits, my fists. Nothing I was given, nothing I took. I fight because it tells me who I am. ~ Tessa Dare

Frailty, thy name is Alcatraz ~ Brandon Sanderson

That was one attribute in a man that Zane respected above all others. Especially since he had trouble displaying it himself. ~ Brandon Sanderson

Are you going to play music for me?" "No. You wouldn't appreciate it." "Then why are you here?" "I like visiting people in prison. I can say whatever I want to them, and they can't do anything about it." He looked up at Kaladin, then rested his hands on his instrument, smiling. "I've come for a story." "What story?" "The one you're going to tell me." "Bah," Kaladin said, lying back down on his bench. ~ Brandon Sanderson

The end is the same. It is the path that separates men. When we taste that end, we will do so with our heads held high, eyes to the sun. ~ Brandon Sanderson

Some coaches think they know everything, but they really don't. They tell you what they think is best, but it's really what's best for them. ~ Brandon Jacobs

It's a big change for a country boy like me, to be in the limelight in New York City. It was most definitely a tough adjustment. ~ Brandon Jacobs

It would be like finding out that you'd drawn lots for dessert at the Factory and been only one number off, only it didn't matter because Pete already snuck in to steal the dessert, so nobody was going to get any anyway - not even Pete, because it turns out there had never been any dessert to begin with. ~ Brandon Sanderson

I kind of lost track of time ... "
"For two hours?"
Elend nodded sheepishly. "There were books involved. ~ Brandon Sanderson

The amplitudes of life get smaller as you age. There are less and less things to experience for the first time. And each time you experience something, you don't get quite as excited. But you don't get quite as hurt, either. I wonder what it will feel like when I'm seventy ... ~ Brandon Stanton

The camera adds a certain sheen to things. Something about being frozen in time really makes things sparkle. ~ Brandon Stanton

[M]y only route was trust: trust in a *deeper* wisdom, the wisdom responsible for making my heart beat, my eyes shine, my hair grow; trust in the infinite intelligence responsible for making my cells replicate; trust in the part of me that is awake when I'm asleep at night. ~ Brandon Bays

I have students who are PhDs in music who come back and scored the music and teach the kids the instruments that I don't know how to play. Those are the points of light, the former students. ~ Rafe Esquith

Belief isn't simply a thing for fair times and bright days ... What is belief - what is faith - if you don't continue in it after failure? ... Anyone can believe in someone, or something that always succeeds ... But failure ... ah, now, that is hard to believe in, certainly and truly. Difficult enough to have value. Sometimes we just have to wait long enough ... then we find out why exactly it was that we kept believing ... There's always another secret. ~ Brandon Sanderson

The thing that is uncomfortable is when people kind of stare for a long time and point. That gets weird. I'd much prefer someone to come up to me and say something. ~ Brandon Jay McLaren

The most important element of breaking into a house is a flashlight, a flashlight will keep ya' on target. You don't wanna be stummblin' around, and it will make it alot crista-crystal-cleaner and crystal like surranwrap you S.O What?, and I'll never tell you a lie 'cause we're gonna get you through this successfully and you wanna have all the stuff were givin' ya now. ~ Brandon DiCamillo

Wasn't that awesome?" Seth asked.
Warren cocked his head, his expression mildly embarrassed. "I'm sorry, Kendra
it was pretty cool."
"All boys belong in insane asylums," Kendra said. ~ Brandon Mull

Authors write books for one, and only one, reason: because we like to torture people. ~ Brandon Sanderson

The Envisagers were gone. Dead, because of what he had done. If there were others, he had no idea how to locate them. ~ Brandon Sanderson

Finally he spoke. "You love them that much, 'Ene?"
"They have become my people, Father."
"It has been less than two months."
"Love is independent of time, Father.(...) ~ Brandon Sanderson

Yells of joy, thousands in chorus. It sounded almost like they were cheering her on. ~ Brandon Sanderson

The Gottschalk was a fine weapon.
"You," I said to it, "are on probation. You'd better impress me."
Great. Now I was talking to guns. ~ Brandon Sanderson

I named my sons Brandon and Dylan after the Beverly Hills 90210 characters. Both of them were born in my bathroom. I had Dylan in my tub, and he came out underwater. ~ Pamela Anderson

Megan looked at me and blushed. A blush looked really good on her. Of course, so would soup, mud, or elephant earwax. Megan on a bad day outshined anyone else I'd ever known. ~ Brandon Sanderson

You heard what Declan said about you," Cole realized. Liam gave a little shrug. "At least when he talks behind my back, he sticks to the same things he says to my face. It's actually kind of admirable. ~ Brandon Mull

You don't wallow or mope. You aren't allowed that luxury; guilt is for lesser men. You simply need to do what is expected. ~ Brandon Sanderson

I always had a pretty good knack for raising hell. ~ Brandon Lee

Nothing else dangerous we could find. Other than Wayne's body odor." "That's the smell of incredibleness," Wayne called from inside. ~ Brandon Sanderson

The most outspoken man was the least discerning. Ignoring ~ Brandon Sanderson

Do not let your assumptions about a culture block your ability to perceive the individual, or you will fail. ~ Brandon Sanderson

Sometimes it is very useful to have a reputation for being a reclusive, amoral jerk. ~ Brandon Sanderson

Oh, Wax has always been solemn, but when he's at his best, there's a smirk underneath. ~ Brandon Sanderson

It might be a cultural thing, but I was always scolded for showing emotion. Sadness was always met with anger. ~ Brandon Stanton

The things that others have always seem better than what you have, ~ Brandon Sanderson

Some mistakes, though, you can't fix by being sorry. Can't fix them, no matter what you do. ~ Brandon Sanderson

And while we worked, we had a serious chat. BRANDON ~ Rachel Renee Russell

I started doing theater at the age of six. I also took tap and jazz lessons. I refused to take ballet, which is one of my biggest regrets to this day. ~ Brandon Uranowitz

What responsibility are you avoiding ...
He wasn't avoiding responsibility ...
Though there was one thing he clung to. An excuse, perhaps, like the dead emperor. It was the soul of the wretch. Apathy. The belief that nothing was his fault, the belief that he couldn't change anything. If a man was cursed, or if he believed he didn't have to care, then he didn't need to hurt when he failed. Those failures couldn't have been prevented. Someone or something else had ordained them. ~ Brandon Sanderson

That's definitely a part of who Superman is and definitely who Clark on the farm is. It translates to how calm he is. I feel like I'm pretty calm most of the time and relaxed, which gives presence to the character. ~ Brandon Routh

Men say that so easily," Beldre said. "Yet, everybody seems to have a different opinion of what'needs' to be done. ~ Brandon Sanderson

Eternal life is not something that is dispensed in passing as if from a drive-through window, irrespective of one's ongoing relationship with Jesus. ~ Brandon D. Crowe

Well, I myself find that respect is like manure. Use it where needed, and growth will flourish. Spread it on too thick, and things just start to smell. ~ Brandon Sanderson

You, Monica said, leaning over her, really pissed me off, fish. I don't forget things like that. Neither does my boyfriend.
Brandon? Claire wheezed. Jeez, at least get one with a pulse! ~ Rachel Caine

Honey, I've watched a lot of 90210. The parents weren't even on the show once Brandon and Brenda went to college. This is your time - you're supposed to going to frat parties and getting back together with Dylan."
"Why does everybody want me to go to frat parties?"
"Who wants you to go to frat parties? I was just kidding. Don't hang out with frat guys, Cath, they're terrible. All they do is get drunk and watch 90210. ~ Rainbow Rowell

Sometimes I wonder if I'm going mad. Perhaps it is due to the pressure of knowing that I must somehow bear the burden of an entire world. Perhaps it is caused by the death I have seen, the friends I have lost. The friends I have been forced to kill. ~ Brandon Sanderson

And if they could shoot the rusting thing," Wayne added, "the bullet would be small as a flea."
Marasi sighed. "Wayne, can't you ever let a joke die?"
"Hon, that joke started dead," he said. "I'm just givin' it a proper burial. ~ Brandon Sanderson