Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)

by Brandon Sanderson

New tastes are like new ideas, young man—the older you get, the more difficult they are for you to stomach.”

“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?”

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

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

“simply enjoy what you have. The future will surprise you, I think.”

Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope.”

Before such passion and hatred, even good men can be deceived.

well, that’s kind of what trust is, isn’t it? A willful self-delusion?

“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?”