Brandon Sanderson

To live is to have worries and uncertainties. Keep them inside, and they will destroy you for certain--leaving behind a person so callused that emotion can find no root in his heart.

Jasnah had once defined a fool as a person who ignored information because it disagreed with desired results.

People can do great things. However, there are some things they just CAN'T do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into a Popsicle, despite years of effort.

What would you think if I told you that I wasn’t an Allomancer? Sazed asked.I’d think that you were lying, Vin said.Have you known me to lie before?The best liars are those who tell the truth most of the time.

Remember, the past need not become our future as well.