Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)

by Brandon Sanderson

What is to make that man’s opinion any less valid than my own? I guess it all comes down to one fact: In the end, I’m the one with the armies.

The only reason to be subservient to those with power is so that you can learn to someday take what they have.

“The trick is to never stop looking. There’s always another secret.”

“The best liars are those who tell the truth most of the time.”

In short, he did what he always did: He made Kelsier’s dreams become reality.