Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)

by Brandon Sanderson

“You survived something that probably should have killed you. Give your body the thanks it deserves; let it rest.”

“Belief isn’t simply a thing for fair times and bright days, I think. What is belief—what is faith—if you don’t continue in it after failure?” Vin frowned. “Anyone can believe in someone, or something, that always succeeds, mistress. But failure … now, that is hard to believe in, certainly and truly. Difficult enough to have value, I think.”