How totally unexpected," he declared, then proceeded to faint from blood loss.

There's always another secret.' -Kelsier

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

The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.

Women? Women are like...thunderstorms. They're beautiful to look at, and sometimes they're nice to listen to-but most of the time they're just plain inconvenient.

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

Better to be the failure who nobly strived than the success who never really had to.

Mocking a woman is like drinking too much wine. It may be fun for a short time, but the hangover is hell.

But you can't kill me, Lord Tyrant. I represent that one thing you've never been able to kill, no matter how hard you try. I am hope.

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

My dear, did you just try to prove the existence of God with your cleavage?

I think it's early. Early in our lives. Early in the night. Early in the new year. If you're counting, you'll notice the earlys outnumber the lates.

Everything. Everywhere. Every moment. That is the scope of God's call on our lives, and that is the dignity our lives enjoy.

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

But I don't think that poetry is a good, to use a contemporary word, venue, for current events.

My mom is a painter and photographer and my grandfather was an artist, so I've always been surrounded by creative people.

The teacher, when she begins work in our schools, must have a kind of faith that the child will reveal himself through work.

An annoyed and joyless Christian is the devil's greatest billboard.

When rock roll is done with that fervor, it's close to gospel.

Questions provide the key to unlocking our unlimited potential.

One ought not to hoard culture. It should be adapted and infused into society as a leaven. Liberality of culture does not mean illiberality of its benefits.