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If men read these words, let them know that power is a heavy burden. Seek not to be bound by its chains.
The only reason to be subservient to those with power is so that you can learn to someday take what they have.
We’re thieves, gentlemen—and we’re extraordinarily good ones. We can rob the unrobbable and fool the unfoolable.
“Have you known me to lie before?” “The best liars are those who tell the truth most of the time.”
Don’t forget the ash because you see a little silk.
will I be remembered as the man who protected mankind from a powerful evil? Or, will I be remembered as a tyrant who arrogantly tried to make himself a legend?
“They hit me where it couldn’t have hurt worse. I’m going to do likewise.”
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.
All of his life, there had been a piece of him that had wished to stand and fight.
“But you can’t kill me, Lord Tyrant. I represent that thing you’ve never been able to kill, no matter how hard you try. I am hope.”
TO WORK WITH ME, KELSIER had said, I only ask that you promise one thing—to trust me.
“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?”
“He was no prophet or god. He was just a man.” “So many of them are, I think,”
When you remember me, please remember that. Remember to smile. Now, move quickly. May you rule in wisdom.
Is there anything more beautiful than the sun? I often watch it rise, for my restless sleep usually awakens me before dawn. Each time I see its calm yellow light peeking above the horizon, I grow a little more determined, a little more hopeful. In a way, it is the thing that has kept me going all this time.
You still have some things to learn about friendship, Vin, Kelsier’s voice whispered in her mind. I hope someday you realize what they are…. I can’t leave him. I won’t.
“I bring you a message from a friend of ours,” she said quietly. “He wanted you to know that he’s not dead. He can’t be killed. “He is hope.”
