How do you do that?” Mennis asked, frowning. “What?” “Smile so much.” “Oh, I’m just a happy person.

I try to avoid having thoughts. They lead to other thoughts, and—if you’re not careful—those lead to actions. Actions make you tired. I have this on rather good authority from someone who once read it in a book.

The Shaod, it was called. The Transformation... When it came, the fortuante person's life ended and began anew; he would discard his old, mundane existence and move to Elantris. Elantris, where he could live in bliss, rule in wisdom, and be worshiped for eternity. Eternity ended ten years ago.

No, not me.I'm not a good person or a bad person.I'm just here to kill things.

The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.

And Vin liked solitude. When you're alone, no one can betray you

Strength does not make one capable of rule; it makes one capable of service.