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

There's always another secret.' -Kelsier

What is belief - what is faith - if you don't continue it after failure?

I've always been very confident in my immaturity.

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.

Are there any religions on your list that include the slaughter of noblemen as a holy duty?

Be warned - Hammond does tend to be a bit optimistic about these kind of things. If the army were made up of one-legged mutes, he would praise their balance and their listening skills.

My behavior is nonetheless, deplorable. Unfortunately, I'm quite prone to such bouts of deplorability--take for instance, my fondness for reading books at the dinner table.

If men should read these words, let them know that power is a heavy burden. Seek not to be bound by its chains.

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.

The right belief is like a good cloak, I think. If it fits you well, it keeps you warm and safe. The wrong fit however, can suffocate.

If someone deprives you of history deprives you of your future

Odd how the creative power at once brings the whole universe to order

All pleasure is a vice because seeking pleasure is what everyone does in life, and the worst vice of all is to do what everyone else does.

The parliamentary principle of decision by majorities only appears during quite short periods of history, and those are always periods of decadence in nations and States.

What separates us is that we expect to be great.

When I grow up, I want to be an actress. But I want to be a legend of something.

Once again you've put your keen and penetrating mind to the task and as usual come to the wrong conclusion!

When you're a kid and you see gangsters living the life, you kind of want to be like that.

When surprised and excited and innocent Gus emerged from Grand Gesture Metaphorically Inclined Augustus, I literally could not resist.

I put my head down and charge.