Breeze turned to look out the window. "You were always the best of us, Sazed," he said quietly. "Because you believed in something.

You are nothing if not exhaustive in your self-congratulatory made-up logic.

Women? Women are like...thunderstorms. They're beautiful to look at, and sometimes they're nice to listen to-but most of the time they're just plain inconvenient.

Elend: I kind of lost track of time… Breeze: For two hours? Elend: There were books involved.

Every action we take has consequences, Vin," Kelsier said. "I've found that in both Allomancy and life, the person who can best judge the consequences of their actions will be the most successful.

You're a very difficult person to manipulate, you know." "Nonsense," he said. "You just have to promise me that I won't have to do a thing, and then I'll do anything you want." "Anything?" "Anything that doesn't require doing anything." "That's nothing, then." "Is it?" "Yes." "Well, that's something.

If men should read these words, let them know that power is a heavy burden. Seek not to be bound by its chains.