She loved the teachings of the Five Visions. Humility. Sacrifice. Seeing another's problems before your own. Yet she was beginning to think that she-- along with others-- had taken this belief too far, letting her desire to seem humble become a form of pride itself. She now saw that when her faith had become about clothing instead of people, it had taken a wrong turn.

Control yourself. Become someone who can handle this.

Well, then," he said. "Let's do it." "What?" Vin asked. "Save the world." Elend said. "Stop the ash.

The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.

What is belief - what is faith - if you don't continue it after failure?

If you are anything like me --- Clever, fond of goat cheese, and devilishly handsome --- then you have undoubtedly read many books.

To lack feeling is to be dead, but to act on every feeling is to be a child.