I need something, Wax. A place to look. You always did the thinking.” “Yes, having a brain helps with that, surprisingly.

Faith means that it doesn't matter what happens. You can trust that somebody is watching. Trust that somebody will make it all right.

Plots behind plots, plans behind plans. There was always another secret.

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

It was strange, how easily and quickly protection could cause destruction. Sometimes, Vasher wondered if the two weren't really the same thing. Protect a flower, destroy pests who wanted to feed on it. Protect a building, destroy the plants that could have grown in the soil. Protect a man. Live with the destruction he creates.

The look of disbelief that ran across the boy's face was somehow more disturbing than the despair it had replaced. This creature had given up hope long ago; he probably begged out of habit rather than expectation.

War is far worse. At least where politics is going on, there are usually nice hors d’oeuvres.