Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination.
A person knows when they’re in darkness, even when they can’t see. -Nightblood.
For now, I only wish to make a simple acknowledgement of the woman who held the power just before me. Of all of us who touched it, I feel she was the most worthy.
Men rarely see their own actions as unjustified.
War is far worse. At least where politics is going on, there are usually nice hors d’oeuvres.
I like words. And I always learn a few new ones when Father gets angry. I shouldn’t neglect my education, now should I?
Though, if you think about it, hostile, dethroned pseudodeities probably make disagreeable neighbors. You’ll have to figure out something to do with him.
Impossible things are really rough to do, you know.
I am a Smedry, and we do ridiculous, unexpected, eccentric things like this all the time! Ha-ha!
Faith means that it doesn’t matter what happens. You can trust that somebody is watching. Trust that somebody will make it all right.
She remembered timidly standing atop the Luthadel city wall, afraid to use her Allomancy to jump off, despite Kelsier’s coaxing. Now she could step off a cliff and muse thoughtfully to herself on the way down.
When men fought, they connected. You became brothers as you traded blows.
Do not dash if you only have the strength to walk, and do not waste your time pushing on the walls that will not give. More importantly, don’t shove where a pat would be sufficient.
I strive for nothing if not consistency.
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 his heart.
Remember, the past need not become our future as well.
My behavior is nonetheless, deplorable. Unfortunately, I’m quite prone to such bouts of deplorability – take for instance, my fondness for reading books at the dinner table.
Eternity ended ten years ago.
Personally, I say, “Out of the frying pan and into the deadly pit filled with sharks who are wielding chainsaws with killer kittens stapled to them.” However, that one’s having a rough time catching on.
Spook: No, I’m not troubled. In fact, I actually think everything is going to be all right. Finally.