...somehow the old philosophers could make even the most salacious topics seem boring.

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?

I think it is all a matter of love the more you love a memory the stronger and stranger it becomes

Science is increasingly answering questions that used to be the province of religion.

The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory.

Resign yourself to the influence of the earth.

I'm a proud product of the American middle class.

Men want to put their signature at the bottom; women don't want to finish that letter.

Even 10 minutes of activity changes your brain.

Hatred can be overcome only by love.

I do have a large audience overseas, and I want to continue to be an international artist.

Man is the only living being who has a developed self-awareness and death-awareness.