The number 1 thing that I don't want to see in a story is when characters exist simply to be proven wrong.

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?

Restoration brings refreshment.

We were still children and residing in the mosque from morning to evening. We were about to turn into monsters.

God seeks to walk with you along the journey.

Don't look like that, Draco, you look like you did right before you pounced on the cat when you were two.

The encouragement I got from Campbell was a quick check and praise. Once the Space Beagle was launched on its mission, it seemed natural for it to breed additional thoughts.

I do not understand girls who imagine that something forbidden. You can prohibit someone, but did not imagine.

Empirical research has shown that quality tends to be the consequence of quantity when it comes to creativity... Those who produce more masterworks also produce more rubbish.

I mean to make myself a man, and if I succeed in that, I shall succeed in everything else.

Donald Trump is finding out what I found out: when you run for office, you are not allowed to tell a joke.

Pop art is the American Dream, optimistic, generous, and naive!