Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack.

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

This world, it is a tempest sometimes. But remember, the sun always rises again.

[Omin] ...All things must progress, and progression is not always a steady incline. Sometimes we must fall, sometimes we will rise - some must be hurt while others have fortune, for that is the only way we can learn to rely on one another. As one is blessed, it is his privilege to help those whose lives are not as easy. Unity comes from strife, child." Page 193

When I do research, I cast my net very widely and then snatch what feels right out of that. Occasionally I'll read a specific book for a specific book, but usually I'm trying to increase my general understanding.

I'm not really sure why. But... do you stop loving someone just because they betray you? I don't think so. That's what makes the betrayal hurt so much - pain, frustration, anger... and I still loved her. I still do.

If you're always on time, it implies that you never have anything better you should be doing. -Kelsier