Never throw the first punch. If you have to throw the second, try to make sure they don't get up for a third.

Ignorance is hardly unusual, Miss Davar. The longer I live, the more I come to realize that it is the natural state of the human mind. There are many who will strive to defend its sanctity and then expect you to be impressed with their efforts.

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

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.

Everything is a contest. All dealings among men are a contest in which some will succeed and others fail. And some are failing quite spectacularly.

People see in stories what they’re looking for, my young friend.

Now, I had been frightened on several different occasions in my life. The most frightening of these involved an elevator and a mime.