"Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack."

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Source : Brandon Sanderson (2014). “Brandon Sanderson Sampler: The Way of Kings and Mistborn”, p.48, Macmillan

Brandon Sanderson

#Life Quotes #Expectations Quotes #Cracks Quotes

“Life lived for tomorrow will always be just a day away from being realized.”
“Obviously, the greater the length of a war the higher is likely to be the number of casualties in it on either side.”
“When you know a person particularly well, you cannot escape their ruffled feelings.”
“Cities are judged by their richest inhabitants and rural areas are judged”

Source : Sharyn McCrumb (2013). “The Ballad of Frankie Silver: A Ballad Novel”, p.395, Macmillan
“The purpose of life is the investigation of the Sun, the Moon, and the heavens.”
“Everybody wants to be good, but not many are prepared to make the sacrifices it takes to be great.”

Source : "It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be". Book by Paul Arden, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 1, 2003.
“It is a matter of common knowledge that the government of South Carolina is under domination of a small ring of cunning, conniving men.”
“I'm doing another Churchill. I did a Churchill for HBO and that was up to 1939 and there's talk of the war years. They were going to do it this fall, but the script wasn't going to be ready.”

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