Quotes by Brent Weeks

“The truth is so dear to me that if Orholam stood on one side and truth on the other, I would turn my back on my creator himself.”

“What people value in their booksand thus what they count as literaturereally tells you more about them than it does about the book.”

“Logan folded his arms. His voice was granite."My word stands.""Can you love an idea more than you love a man and not become a monster? How many friends will you sacrifice on the altar of Justice, L...”

“You're a great man, but only when seen from afar.”

“Yes," Elene said, missing or deciding to miss the sarcasm. "Kylar thinks... Kylar fears that he's a man born to be forever alone. He thinks the last couple of months has been him cheating fate. He'...”

“Do you know why you feel destined for something greater? Why? Kip asked, quiet, hopeful. Because youre an arrogant little shit.”

“...escaping Neph's magic was impossible. He could sooner tear stars form the heavens.”

“It had better be. It doesn't do much when it's soft.”

“He kissed her. And she kissed him. And it was infatuation, and it was hunger, and it was longing to be loved, and it was an all-consuming fire so hot it devoured worry and loneliness and fear and t...”

“..More choices in a limited time didn't mean didn't mean you could do everything-it meant that you could do anything, so you probably did nothing, frozen with indecision.”

“There's no guarantee that justice will win out or that a noble sacrifice will make any difference. But when it does, there's something that still swells my chest. There's magic in that.... It tells...”

“Tell them the Night Angel walks. Tell them Justice is come.”

“My question is, do you believe in an evil possessed of its own purity? or does every act intend some good?...”

“He is terribly bright; he is handsome; he is charming; and you have spoiled him horribly. In other words, he has all the makings of a true monster.”

“Every act intends some good.”

“Durzo cleared his throat. "I've got bad news... Life being unfair and all that...""Oh, great. What is it?" [replied Kylar]"Luc Graesin? Kid you died on the wheel to save?""It was more for Logan tha...”

“Dorian said, 'If you do the right thing twice, it will cost you your life. ' Blint said, 'There are things more valuable than life.' The count said, 'You can't pay for all you've done. But you aren...”

“Like many who have no reason for pride, that very lack of reason for it made me the prouder.”

“Will covers a multitude of flaws, just as love covers a multitude of sins.”

“But mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice.”