I will protect those who cannot protect themselves.

That's kind of what trust is, isn't it? A willful self-delusion.

If you give up what you want most for what you think you should want more, you'll end up miserable.

What would you think if I told you that I wasn’t an Allomancer?” Sazed asked. “I’d think that you were lying,” Vin said. “Have you known me to lie before?” “The best liars are those who tell the truth most of the time.

Impossible things are really rough to do, you know.

Good men don't become legends," he said quietly. "Good men don't need to become legends." She opened her eyes, looking up at him. "They just do what's right anyway.

Why do they call it research if I've only done it this one time?