So the gods, ” Moash said, nursing his own drink, “were pleased that you solved problems on your own . . . by going to other gods and begging them for help instead?”“Hush, ” Rock said. “Is good story.

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

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

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.

Ah God! What a loving father you are!

Love heals the soul and cures the mind.

With experience comes improvement.

You are going to die in front of dozens of witnesses, and none of them will do a thing to help you or avenge you. Because they know exactly what you know: The world is ending.

We find by losing. We hold fast by letting go. We become something new by ceasing to be something old.

[Niccolò] Machiavelli said it's better to be feared than to be loved.

All day the darkness and the cold Upon my heart have lain Like shadows on the winter sky Like frost upon the pane

There's no substitute for live work to keep a band together.

We do not project power from bankruptcy court. We're borrowing a million dollars a minute.

To me nothing in the world is as precious as a genuine smile, especially from a child.