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    George R.R. Martin
    “Is it so far from madness to wisdom?"
    - Daenerys Targaryen”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: crazy, madness, wisdom
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    Brandon Sanderson
    “Somehow, we'll find it. The balance between whom we wish to be and whom we need to be. But for now, we simply have to be satisfied with who we are.”
    ― Brandon Sanderson, The Hero of Ages
    tags: balance, finding-yourself, inspirational, need, satisfaction, truth, want, who-we-are
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    Frank Herbert
    “Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.”
    ― Frank Herbert, Dune
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    Brandon Sanderson
    “Good men will kill as quickly for what they want as evil men- only the things they want are different.”
    ― Brandon Sanderson
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    Frank Herbert
    “My father once told me that respect for truth comes close to being the basis for all morality. 'Something cannot emerge from nothing,' he said. This is profound thinking if you understand how unstable 'the truth' can be.”
    ― Frank Herbert, Dune
    tags: morality, truth
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    Nikola Tesla
    “One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.”
    ― Nikola Tesla
    tags: insanity, sanity
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    Brandon Sanderson
    “You should try not to talk so much, friend. You'll sound far less stupid that way.

    - Breeze”
    ― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire
    tags: humor, remaining-silent, reticence
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    Brandon Sanderson
    “And so, does the destination matter? Or is it the path we take? I declare that no accomplishment has substance nearly as great as the road used to achieve it. We are not creatures of destinations. It is the journey that shapes us. Our callused feet, our backs strong from carrying the weight of our travels, our eyes open with the fresh delight of experiences lived.”
    ― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
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    Brandon Sanderson
    “Sometimes a hypocrite is nothing more than a man in the process of changing.”
    ― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer
    tags: dalinar-kholin
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    Brandon Sanderson
    “I've always been very confident in my immaturity.”
    ― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire
    tags: personality
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    George R.R. Martin
    “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons
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    Frank Herbert
    “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
    ― Frank Herbert, Dune
    tags: bene-gesserit, fear, litany-against-fear, motivational, scifi
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    Frank Herbert
    “Grave this on your memory, lad: A world is supported by four things..." she held up four big-knuckled fingers. "...the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the righteous and the valor of the brave. But all of these things are as nothing..." She closed her fingers into a fist. "...without a ruler who knows the art of ruling. Make that the science of your tradition!”
    ― Frank Herbert, Dune
    tags: politics, society
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    Frank Herbert
    “The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future.”
    ― Frank Herbert, Dune
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    Frank Herbert
    “Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.”
    ― Frank Herbert, Dune
    tags: muad-dib, order, princess-irulan, reality, understanding
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    Brandon Sanderson
    “THE BEST WAY TO FOOL SOMEONE, in Vin’s estimation, was to give them what they wanted. Or, at the very least, what they expected. As long as they assumed that they were one step ahead, they wouldn’t look back to see if there were any steps that they’d completely missed.”
    ― Brandon Sanderson, The Hero of Ages
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    Aurora Aksnes
    “But I quite like being afraid. It's like being in love.”
    ― Aurora Aksnes
    tags: aurora, music
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    George R.R. Martin
    “... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: books, mind
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    George R.R. Martin
    “Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: identity
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    George R.R. Martin
    “Fear cuts deeper than swords.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: bravery, fear
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    George R.R. Martin
    “The things we love destroy us every time, lad. Remember that.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: love, mormont
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    George R.R. Martin
    “Most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: denial, honesty, truth
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    George R.R. Martin
    “What is honor compared to a woman's love? What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms . . . or the memory of a brother's smile? Wind and words. Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
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    George R.R. Martin
    “Why is it that when one man builds a wall, the next man immediately needs to know what's on the other side?”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: a-game-of-thrones, a-song-of-ice-and-fire, curiosity, george-r-r-martin, tyrion-lannister, wall
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    George R.R. Martin
    “Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: game-of-thrones, george-r-r-martin, song-of-ice-and-fire, tyrion-lannister
    2069 likes

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    George R.R. Martin
    “Laughter is poison to fear.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: a-game-of-thrones, catelyn-stark, fear, george-r-r-martin, happiness, laughter, poison, wise
    1389 likes

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    George R.R. Martin
    “The man who fears losing has already lost.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: fear
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    George R.R. Martin
    “There is no creature on earth half so terrifying as a truly just man.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
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    George R.R. Martin
    “Why is it always the innocents who suffer most, when you high lords play your game of thrones?”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: a-game-of-thrones, george-r-r-martin, ned-stark, varys
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    George R.R. Martin
    “You wear your honor like a suit of armor... You think it keeps you safe, but all it does is weigh you down and make it hard for you to move.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: honor, pride
    331 likes



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