“Joy was more than just an absence of discomfort.”

“It seems that the rebels found the chaos of transition more difficult to accept than the tyranny they had known before. They joyfully welcomed back authority-even oppressive authority-for it was less painful for them than uncertainty.”

“Though most expect young men to be fools, I've noticed that just a little bit of age can make a man far more foolish than he was as a child.”

“You will find that hate can unify people more quickly and more fervently than devotion ever could.”

“The life of a person is more than the chaos of its passing. Emotion, Ruin. This is your defeat.”

“Marsh: Our best efforts were never even a mild annoyance to the Lord Ruler."Kelsier: Ah, but being an annoyance is something that I am very good at. In fact, I'm far more than just a 'mild' annoyance--people tell me I can be downright frustrating. Might as well use this talent for the cause of good, eh?”

“In the end, all men die. How you lived will be far more important to the Almighty than what you accomplished.”