We all inherit damage from the past. We spread it like a virus and don't generally think about it.

Ideas are never original, " Kelsier said. "Only one thing is.""And what is that?"Style, " Kelsier said.Then he punched Ruin across the face.

What I don't like is breakfast in the morning. I have a double-espresso cappuccino, but no food.

I hated being a novelist when I was 20 - I had nothing to write about.

Hysteria is impossible without an audience. Panicking by yourself is the same as laughing alone in an empty room. You feel really silly.

Viewed as a drama, the war is somewhat disappointing.

If the outcome is good, what's the difference between motives that sound good and good, sound motives?

There were always jokes about Hillary Clinton channeling Eleanor Roosevelt, but Eleanor Roosevelt was really instrumental at the UN, and would want to meet with various other delegates.

I would love to work with Tim Burton. I think we would be very good together.

I never understood why people take drugs. They're habit forming and they can kill you. I didn't need anything to pep me up or make me feel more creative, and I didn't need them to help me with women.

No man is great if he thinks he is.