“To live was to be a fragment of the cosmere that was experiencing itself.”

“I'm not really sure why. But... do you stop loving someone just because they betray you? I don't think so. That's what makes the betrayal hurt so much - pain, frustration, anger... and I still love...”

“That was the nature of the waters. You never knew what lurked below.”

“Life before Death.Strength before Weakness.Journey before Destination.”

“If you give up what you want most for what you think you should want more, you'll end up miserable.”

“Somehow, we'll find it. The balance between whom we wish to be and whom we need to be. But for now, we simply have to be satisfied with who we are.”

“Kelsier exhaled in exasperation. Elend Venture? You risked your liferisked the plan, and our livesfor that fool of a boy?Vin looked up, glaring at him. Yes.What is wrong with you, girl? Kelsier ask...”

“There's always another secret.' -Kelsier”

“Kelsier exhaled in exasperation. “Elend Venture? You risked your life—risked the plan, and our lives—for that fool of a boy?”Vin looked up, glaring at him. “Yes.”“What is wrong with you, girl?” Kel...”

“...careful the morning lest it wake from slumber the city half-encumbered by the morning mist ...”

“...careful the morning lest it wake from slumber the city half-encumbered by the morning mist ...”