# Quote — Brandon Sanderson, Rhythm of War

> “Your stories always have a point,” Kaladin said.
>
> “I am an artist,” Wit said. “I should thank you not to demean me by insisting my art must be trying to accomplish something. In fact, you shouldn’t enjoy art. You should simply admit that it exists, then move on. Anything else is patronizing.”

- Author: [Brandon Sanderson](https://www.leafyquotes.com/brandon-sanderson.md)
- Book: [Rhythm of War](https://www.leafyquotes.com/brandon-sanderson/rhythm-of-war.md)
- Page: 920
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Brandon_Sanderson#Rhythm_of_War_(2020)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/brandon-sanderson/rhythm-of-war/your-stories-always

## More from this book

> I name you idiot for playing with powers you only presume to understand.

p. 999 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/brandon-sanderson/rhythm-of-war/i-name-you.md)

> “Must be nice,” Adolin said, patting the horse, “to not have to worry about things like politics or relationships.”
>
> The horse snorted in a way that Adolin thought was distinctly dismissive. Well, perhaps there was more to complicate a horse’s life than a man could ever see.

p. 443 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/brandon-sanderson/rhythm-of-war/must-be-nice.md)

> I’m not using a key at all. I’m breaking the lock.

p. 529 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/brandon-sanderson/rhythm-of-war/im-not-using.md)