Jasnah had once defined a fool as a person who ignored information because it disagreed with desired results.

Why hasn't anyone killed him yet?”“Dumb luck, ” Wit said. “In that I’m lucky you’re all so dumb.

To live was to be a fragment of the cosmere that was experiencing itself.

For glory lit, and life alive, for goals unreached and aims to strive. All men must try, the wind did see. It is the test, it is the dream.

To be human is to seek beauty, Shallan. Do not despair, do not end the hunt because thorns grow in your way.

All people are musicians" Wit countered. "The question is whether or not they share their songs.

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

Do not let your assumptions about a culture block your ability to perceive the individual, or you will fail.

The only time you seem honest is when you’re insulting someone!”“The only honest things I can say to you are insults.

It’s not a lie, ” Shallan said, “if everyone understands and knows what it means.”“Mm. Those are some of the best lies.

light makes shadow. Truth makes lies.

To know the will of God, we need an open Bible and an open map.

It matters not how long we live but how.

Alaska is so unblemished. It really gives you a good look back at what the earth looks like without a lot human beings crawling all over it.

Live life when you have it. Life is a splendid gift-there is nothing small about it.

I see no business in life but the work of Christ.

There's a lot of people I'd love to work with at some point, but I think the song has to be the right thing. It has to be the right fit.

It was a fun ride. I've enjoyed my time on the ice and I've enjoyed more and more people getting interested in the game of hockey.

Men should be disqualified for public office. Women should run the planet. They're better than us.

If whole branches of Jews must be destroyed, it is worth it, as long as a Jewish state in Palestine is created.

Is all the world jails and churches?