Hoid Quotes & Sayings

What you did tonight was clever," Wit said. "You turned an attack into a promise. The wisest of men know that to render an insult powerless, you often need only to embrace it. — Brandon Sanderson

Or, in the triumph of the crowded procession, have the helpless been trampled on, instead of being gently lifted aside out of the roadway of the conqueror, whom they have no power to accompany on his march? It — Elizabeth Gaskell

George Reeves was really Superman in my eyes. For him to come on the set and be there was a treat for me. — Keith Thibodeaux

- if a painting really works down in your heart and changes the way you see, and think, and feel, you don't think, 'oh, I love this picture because it's universal.' 'I love this painting because it speaks to all mankind.' That's not the reason anyone loves a piece of art. It's a secret whisper from an alleyway. Psst, you. Hey kid. Yes you. — Donna Tartt

I'm going to create a very strong scent which can kill a boy! — Yohji Yamamoto

I like visiting people in prison. I can say whatever I want to them, and they can't do anything about it. — Brandon Sanderson

What did you put in the fire?" Kaladin said. "To make that special smoke?"
"Nothing. It was just and ordinary fire."
"But, I saw-"
"What you saw belongs to you. A story doesn't live until it is imagined in someone's mind."
"What does the story mean, then?"
"It means what you want it to mean," Hoid said. "The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think , but to give you questions to think upon. Too often, we forget that. — Brandon Sanderson

What does the story mean, then?" "It means what you want it to mean," Hoid said. "The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon. Too often, we forget that." Kaladin — Brandon Sanderson

Tell me what you want, what you really, really want," he said.
"Braiiinnnnssss," we said in unison. — Maureen Johnson

For glory lit, and life alive, for goals unreached and aims to strive. All men must try, the wind did see. It is the test, it is the dream. — Brandon Sanderson

All stories told have been told before. We tell them to ourselves, as did all men who ever were. And all men who ever will be. The only things new are the names. — Brandon Sanderson

He's my new partner JJ and I don't think he likes you very much. Last guy he took a dislike to still can't eat anything more solid than yogurt.'

'Can't you keep him on a leash?'

'Sure I can. The leash is in the car. I'll go get it. You guys will be OK by yourselves for ten minutes or so, right? — Chris Carter

What is it we value? Innovation. Originality. Novelty. But most importantly ... timeliness. I fear you may be too late, my confused, unfortunate, friend. — Brandon Sanderson

I'll admit, Jasnah, that I empathize with your skepticism, but I don't agree with it. I just think you've been looking for God in the wrong places."
"I suppose that you're going to tell me where you think I should look."
"You'll find God in the same place you're going to find salvation from this mess," Wit said. "Inside the hearts of men."
"Curiously," Jasnah said, "I believe I can actually agree with that, though I suspect for different reasons than you imply. — Brandon Sanderson

Why hasn't anyone killed him yet?"
"Dumb luck," Wit said. "In that I'm lucky you're all so dumb. — Brandon Sanderson

Can you feel it? Something just changed. I believe that's the sound the world makes when it pisses itself. — Brandon Sanderson

Two blind men waited at the end of an era, contemplating beauty. — Brandon Sanderson

What do you know?"
"Almost everything. That almost part can be a real kick in the teeth sometimes."
"What do you want, then?"
"What I can't have." Wit turned to him, eyes solemn. "Same as everyone else, Kaladin Stormblessed. — Brandon Sanderson

But the truth is that if you've made a deal with the devil, it's probably because no one else has offered you more favorable terms. — M.E. Thomas

Imperialism is da woist thing I ever hoid! — Karl Marx

I hate alcoholics and AA (alcoholics anonymous). If you can't drink responsibly, don't drink at all. Don't go to meetings, whine about your character flaws and blame the fact that you are a sociopath on booze. — Roseanne Barr

(And no, for those searching, Hoid does not make an appearance. Unfortunately, he needed to be somewhere else in the timeline at this point.) — Brandon Sanderson

If you grow up in an immigrant culture, there are going to be foods you eat that other people just don't get. — Eddie Huang

No, my friend," Wit said, standing up. "I've abandoned my real name. But when next we meet, I'll think of a clever one for you to call me. Until then, Wit will suffice - or if you must, you may call me Hoid. Watch yourself; Sadeas is planning a revelation at the feast tonight, though I know not what it is. Farewell. I'm sorry I didn't insult you more. — Brandon Sanderson

Expectation. That is the true soul of art. If you can give a man more than he expects, then he will laud you his entire life. If you can create an air of anticipation and feed it properly, you will succeed. — Brandon Sanderson

The measure of self-motivation in a young person will become the best way to predict upward mobility. — Tyler Cowen

Humor comes from self-confidence. — Rita Mae Brown

Can we all agree that the sexiest thing in the world is a nice ass in a jockstrap? Is there anything better in creation? I think not. — Nick Pageant