Tobias took the photograph. At least, that’s what I saw. Most likely I still had the photograph in my hand, but I couldn’t feel it there, now I perceived Tobias holding it. It’s strange, the...

This isn’t a plan,” Prof said.” It’s hormones.

Authors write books for one, and only one, reason: because we like to torture people.

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

And don’t waste time worshipping Harmony. Doing good was the worship.

Eternity ended ten years ago.

We create things to watch them grow, Ruin, she said. To take pleasure in seeing that which we love become more than it was before.

Thank you. For being willing to talk. For not turning me in. For… being you.”I’m pretty good at being me,’ I said. ‘I’ve had all these years to practice–I hardly ever get it wrong these...

May you rule in wisdom.

Books have great value, actions have greater value.

Dragons were dangerous in the sky. Of course, they were dangerous on the ground too. Just less dangerous. In the same way that a sword is less dangerous so long as it’s pointed at someone...

What did you put in the fire?” Kaladin said. “To make that special smoke?””Nothing. It was just and ordinary fire.””But, I saw-“”What you saw belongs to you. A story doesn’t live until it is imagined...

The Larsta believed that life was about seeking the divine, he read. They taught that art draws us closer to understanding divinity. Since not all men can spend their time in art, it is to...

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

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

I don’t have much time for stories,” Vin said.”Seems that fewer and fewer people do, these days.” A canopy kept off the ash, but he seemed unconcerned about the mists. “It makes me wonder what...

Do not deride someone’s faith simply because you do not share it, Lord Cladent,” Sazed said quietly.

is the culmination of all disasters!

Being polite to a person is not a sign of respect for them. It is merely a sign of a good upbringing and a balanced nature.

To their simple, degenerate minds there was only one thing to do when faced by a God more powerful than their own: Convert.Brandon Sanderson(Elantris)

Sometimes Vin imagined she was like the ash, or the wind, or the mist itself. A thing without thought, capable of simply being, not thinking, caring, or hurting. Then she could be…free.

Control is the basis of all true power. Authority and strength are matters of perception

Hello, a cheerful voice said in his mind. Would you like to destroy some evil today?

Though most expect young men to be fools, I’ve noticed that just a little bit of age can make a man far more foolish than he was as a child.

My name is Stephen Leeds, and I am perfectly sane. My hallucinations, however, are all quite mad.

Lightsong met the man’s eyes, then smiled broadly, looking down at the God King. “My life to yours,” Lifesong said. “My breath become yours.

I swear, my dear. Sometimes our conversations remind me of a broken sword.”She raised an eyebrow.”Sharp as hell,” Lightsong said, “but lacking a point.

We follow the codes not because they bring gain, but because we loathe the people we would otherwise become.

I think given the choice between loving Mare – betrayal included – and never knowing her, I’d chose love. I risked, and I lost, but the risk was still worth it.

a depressed person doesn’t want you to try and cheer them up. It makes us sick.

We got there without being spotted. I pulled her in, then shut the door, pressing my back to it and exhaling like an epileptic pilot who’d just landed a cargo plane full of dynamite.

Onward, then! To glory and some such nonsense.

Joel, lad, school is about learning to learn. If you don’t practice studying things you don’t like, then you’ll have a very hard time in life.

In that I’m lucky you’re all so dumb.

If you give up what you want most for what you think you should want more, you’ll end up miserable.

Expectation. That is the true soul of art. If you can give a man more than he expects, then he will laud you his entire life. If you can create an air of anticipation and...

A leader is often judged by how well he bears responsibility. As king, everything that happens in your kingdom – regardless of who commits the act -is your fault.

A person knows when they’re in darkness, even when they can’t see. -Nightblood

Wit smiled. “All stories told have been told before. We tell them to ourselves, as did all men who ever were. And all men who ever will be. The only things new are the names.

I just have a low threshold for stupidity.

You must love him enough to trust his wishes, even if you disagree with them. You must respect him – no matter how wrong you think he may be, no matter how poor you think...

Yes!

The strong lines of the woman’s face bespoke hard-won wisdom and courage, and somehow that made watching her more difficult. If such a woman could be defeated by Elantris, what hope was there for Raoden?

Clothing doesn’t really change a man. But it changes how others react to him.

The world isn’t fair? What a huge revelation! Some people in power abuse those they have power over? Amazing! When did this start happening?

I didn’t have all the answers, but at least I had a goal. Revenge. Who cared if it would eat me up inside and leave me hollow?

Is good story.

No reason to force it.”All things are subject to their own nature, Vin, Ruin said, seeming to flow around her. She could feel its touch on her—wet and delicate, like mist. You cannot blame me...

You turned an attack into a promise. The wisest of men know that to render an insult powerless, you often need only to embrace it.

Marsh: Our best efforts were never even a mild annoyance to the Lord Ruler.”Kelsier: Ah, but being an annoyance is something that I am very good at. In fact, I’m far more than just a...