Sometimes the prize is not worth the costs. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself.

If you're always on time, it implies that you never have anything better you should be doing. -Kelsier

The nature of morality must be considered, and preferably before one is exposed to situations where a moral decision is required.

Ruin still used Reen's voice-it was familiar, something that had always seemed a part of her. Discovering that it belonged to that thing...it was like finding out that her reflection really belonged to someone else, and that she'd never actually seen herself.

Oh, Wax has always been solemn, but when he's at his best, there's a smirk underneath.

It was amazing how many books one could fit into a room, assuming one didn't want to move around very much.

Though most expect young men to be fools, I've noticed that just a little bit of age can make a man far more foolish than he was as a child.