Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)

by Brandon Sanderson

“the entire point of life is to find ways to get others to do your work for you. Don’t you know anything about basic economics?”

I wish that the nations of mankind hadn’t required such a dire threat to make them see the value of peace and cooperation.

Hopefully, the next part will contain fewer supply lists. Honestly, for an evil god of darkness, he certainly can be dull.

“But, what is money? A physical representation of the abstract concept of effort.

“If you’re always on time, it implies that you never have anything better you should be doing.

I never wanted to be feared. If I regret one thing, it is the fear I have caused. Fear is the tool of tyrants. Unfortunately, when the fate of the world is in question, you use whatever tools are available.

“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?”

“Anyone can believe in someone, or something, that always succeeds, Mistress. But failure…ah, now, that is hard to believe in, certainly and truly. Difficult enough to have value, I think.”