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“Who is the president of the United States?” asked Harry. “Some asshole,” I said.”
― Steve Cavanagh, Thirteen

“So … what does all this mean?” Kelsier smiled. “It means that you, Vin, are a very special person. You have a power that most high noblemen envy. It is a power that, had you been born an aristocrat, would have made you one of the most deadly and influential people in all of the Final Empire.” Kelsier leaned forward again. “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.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire