Small things were important. Secods were small things, and if you heaped enough of those on top of one another, they became a man's life.

Regardless, I still do not believe that your duty is to do as the people wish. Your duty is to lead as best you can, following the dictates of your conscience. You must be true. Your Majesty, to the man you wish to become.

Remember that your job as a practicing writer is to remember it's never going to be perfect on your first pass.

You said their prayer - is this the religion you believe in, then?" "I believe in them all." Vin frowned. "None of them contradict each other?" Sazed smiled. "Oh, often and frequently they do. But, I respect the truths behind them all.

They say a man doesn't know himself until he faces death for the first time. . . I don't know about that. It seems to me that the person you are when you're about to die isn't as important as the person you are during the rest of your life. Why should a few moments matter more than an entire lifetime?

Pain los[es] its power when other things bec[o]me more important.

A man was defined not by his flaws, but by how he overcame them.