Being in charge isn't always about telling people what to do. Sometimes, it's about knowing when to step out of the way of people who know what they're doing. - Tam al'Thor

Pain los[es] its power when other things bec[o]me more important.

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

Raoden turned to regard the large Dula. "What does it matter? It's not like we have anything pressing to do. It's actually quite pleasant up here—you should just sit back and enjoy it." An ominous crash came from the clouds above them, and Raoden felt a wet drop splat against his head. "Fantastic," Galladon grumbled. "I'm enjoying myself already.

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

In the end, I must proclaim that no good can be achieved of false means. For the substance of our existence is not in the achievement, but in the method.

...somehow the old philosophers could make even the most salacious topics seem boring.