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

I have no idea what you just said, child,' Breeze said. 'So I'm simply going to pretend it was coherent, then move on.

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.

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

Can you feel it? Something just changed. I believe that’s the sound the world makes when it pisses itself.

And so, does the destination matter? Or is it the path we take? I declare that no accomplishment has substance nearly as great as the road used to achieve it. We are not creatures of destinations. It is the journey that shapes us. Our callused feet, our backs strong from carrying the weight of our travels, our eyes open with the fresh delight of experiences lived.

Sometimes, son," my father said, prying my fingers free, "you have to help the heroes along.