Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)

by Brandon Sanderson

“But, you weren’t born an aristocrat. You’re not noble, Vin. You don’t have to play by their rules—and that makes you even more powerful.”

So, he’s lost someone too. How can he laugh so much? So honestly?

Never trust a man who tells you good news, Reen had always said. It’s the oldest, but easiest, way to con someone.

I’ve bound myself to a madman,

“Because I want to see what happens.”

“A good man…” she said softly. “I don’t think I’ve ever known one of those before.”

Let them see my weakness, and let them see me overcome it.