Belief isn't simply a thing for fair times and bright days...What is belief - what is faith - if you don't continue in it after failure?...Anyone can believe in someone, or something that always succeeds...But failure...ah, now, that is hard to believe in, certainly and truly. Difficult enough to have value. Sometimes we just have to wait long enough...then we find out why exactly it was that we kept believing...There's always another secret.

If we must put our head into the lion’s mouth, let us make certain that he chokes upon our flesh!

It is a time of change,'' Sazed said. ''Perhaps it is also time to learn of other truths, other ways.

Are there any religions on your list that include the slaughter of noblemen as a holy duty?

I will protect those who cannot protect themselves.

Every action we take has consequences, Vin," Kelsier said. "I've found that in both Allomancy and life, the person who can best judge the consequences of their actions will be the most successful.

When men fought, they connected. You became brothers as you traded blows.