Lately, I feel like my life is a book written in a language I don't know how to read.

Marsh: Our best efforts were never even a mild annoyance to the Lord Ruler." Kelsier: Ah, but being an annoyance is something that I am very good at. In fact, I'm far more than just a 'mild' annoyance--people tell me I can be downright frustrating. Might as well use this talent for the cause of good, eh?

The problem with being clever, Serene thought with a sigh, is that everyone assumes you're always planning something.

imaginary things were often the only items of real substance in people's lives.

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

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.

Act with honor, and Honor will aid you