Author of quotes: Brandon Sanderson. Page 2

Sometimes it seemed to Kelsier that the life of the half-blood skaa, the Mists, was not about survival, but about choosing the right time to die.

The best way to survive at the bottom is to prove your indispensability.

When you are alone, no one will betray you.

I consider myself a man of principles. But who doesn't? I noticed that even the last thug finds his actions moral.

Sometimes it worries me that I'm not at all the hero they think I am.

Honesty does not mean naivete. The dishonest fool and the honest fool are equally easy to deceive; each has its own approach. However, an honest and smart person is always, always harder to deceive than someone who is smart and dishonest at the same time. And sincerity ... It is difficult to fake by definition.

The worst insults must be met with a smile and snapped at the most insignificant. Then no one will guess what is in your heart.

There are two paths to safety, ”Rin's voice whispered within. - Either you are quiet, harmless, and people do not pay attention to you, or you are so formidable that everyone trembles with fear at the sight of you.

These candles look like people. Such fragile. Such lethal. If not to touch them, they give light and heat. Falling into a frenzy, destroy the very things that need to be covered. They're germs of fires, and in each there is a hidden seed of such a powerful destructive force that it could turn into the ruins of the city and forced the kings to kneel.

Is he still upstairs? - asked the Prince entered Halladay.
- Colo, with feeling said of Gul. - Yells at his God with all his might.
- You wanted to say "pray".
Gallade shrugged:
I don't know why he thinks that God will not hear him, if he says softly.

- You have not answered my question, whispered the girl. - Why did you go against their faith?
Gratin some time walked in silence.
I do not know. I followed the paths of Derate from childhood: I was always attracted to its order and meaning, so I entered a monastery. I... I believed that sincerely believe, but as it turned out, I do not believe in Shu-Pulls. I don't know what.
- Shu-Korath?
Hrathen shook his head.
- Too easy. Faith is not Karate, or Derate, or any other religion. I still believe in the teachings of Derate; I have disagreements with viren, but not with God.