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The History and Architecture of Thanaturgy - three primary branches boiled down to: the redistribution of life forces (elanothalia), communing with the dead (xenoglossia), and the manipulation of once-living matter (classical necromancia).
- Songs of the Dead, Brandon Sanderson

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To see the truer shadow, one must burn the proper flame.

- Songs of the Dead, Brandon Sanderson and Peter Orullian

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When you accept authority, you must be willing to take responsibility for it at all times—even when you don’t particularly feel like it.

- Elantris, Brandon Sanderson

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We can be strong in the face of kings and priests, but to live is to have worries and uncertainties. Keep them inside, and they will destroy you for certain-leaving behind a person so callused that emotion can find no root in your heart.

- Elantris, Brandon Sanderson

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If you leave a door half open,
soon you’ll hear the whispers spoken.

If you play outside alone,
soon you won't be going home.

If your window's left unlatched,
you'll hear him tapping at the glass.

If you're lonely, sad and blue,
the Whisper Man will come for you.

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“Truth can never be defeated, Sarene. Even if people do forget about it occasionally.”

- Elantris, Brandon Sanderson

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Sometimes we must fall, sometimes we will rise-some must be hurt while others have fortune, for that is the only way we can learn to rely on one another. As one is blessed, it is his privilege to help those whose lives are not as easy. Unity often springs from strife.
- Elantris

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I have often found that no matter the circumstance, it is most useful to be oneself. The more faces we try to wear, the more confused they become.

- Elantris, Brandon Sanderson

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Do not dash if you only have the strength to walk, and do not waste your time pushing on walls that will not give. More importantly, don’t shove where a pat would be sufficient.

- Elantris, Brandon Sanderson

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Eternity ended ten years ago.

- Elantris, Brandon Sanderson

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Purity that demands exclusion is not purity.

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@AuthorGFAllen 62 so far! My reading goal for the year was 75.

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@Rubir0d @AuthorGFAllen Which book is it?

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@cfmceroz1 The full moon last night. A lot of my relatives would have gone crazy too 😂😂😂

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@cfmceroz1 Hope you recover soon!

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Some of us are born many times. Some are born only once. Some are born dead and live their whole lives without knowing it.
- Mirror Mirror, Gregory Maguire

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- The Sworn Sword, George R. R. Martin

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The Sworn Sword, George R. R. Martin