Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)

by Brandon Sanderson

“Greet every morning with a smile. That way it won’t know what you’re planning to do to it?”

“Until you know it ain’t true, treat every woman like she has an older brother what is stronger than you are?” “No, not … Wait, I said

“Your grasp of the language is startling,” Wax said, “considering how you so frequently brutalize it.” “Ain’t nobody what knows the cow better than the butcher, Wax.”