“ Men are more resilient than that, I think. Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope. Brandon Sanderson
“ That's what trust is. It's about giving someone else power over you. Power to hurt you. Brandon Sanderson
“ Sometimes Vin imagined she was like the ash, or the wind, or the mist itself. A thing without thought, capable of simply being, not thinking, caring, or hurting. Then she could be...free. Brandon Sanderson
“ Kelsier smiled. 'It means that you, Vin, are a very special person. You have a power that most high noblemen envy. It is a power that, had you been born an aristocrat, would have made you one of the m… Brandon Sanderson
“ 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?” Kelsie… Brandon Sanderson
“ Vin paused. "And you have all of these religions memorized?""As much as is possible," Sazed said. "Their prayers, their beliefs, their mythologies. Many are very similar -- break-offs or sects of one… Brandon Sanderson
