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

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

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

“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.”

“Faith isn't about logic, son," Haddek said. "Perhaps that's your problem. You cannot 'disprove' the things you study, any more than we can prove to you that the Hero will save us. We simply must believe it, and accept the things Preservation has taught us.”

“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?”

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