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The right belief is like a good cloak, I think. If it fits you well, it keeps you warm and safe. The wrong fit, however, can suffocate.”
“The Lord Ruler is not our god,” he said softly. “And he cannot kill me. He tried, but he failed. For I am the thing that he can never kill.”
“I decided that I’d see her dream fulfilled. I’d make a world where flowers returned, a world with green plants, a world where no soot fell from the sky.…”
“Women?” Elend asked. “Women are like … thunderstorms. They’re beautiful to look at, and sometimes they’re nice to listen to—but most of the time they’re downright inconvenient.”
I’m a thief, not a prophet. Sometimes we have to be what the job requires.
She’s right. What do I owe him? The answer came immediately. I love him.
He shook his arm free. “You still have some things to learn about friendship, Vin. I hope someday you realize what they are.”
“He was no prophet or god. He was just a man.”
