Mistborn: The Final Empire (2006)

• There's always another secret.
  • Kelsier, at various points during the novel

• [..] overthrowing the Final Empire seems like a good start. Are there any religions on your list that include the slaughter of noblemen as a holy duty?
  • Kelsier, Chapter 10

• I've always been very confident in my immaturity.
  • Kelsier, Chapter 12

• That's the funny thing about arriving somewhere, Vin. Once you're there, the only thing you can really do is leave again
  • Kelsier, Chapter 13

Warbreaker (2009)

• "Surprisingly, it was in my mouth," he said, "I always forget to check there."
  • Lightsong the Bold

• I try to avoid having thoughts. They lead to other thoughts, and—if you're not careful—those lead to actions. Actions make you tired. I have this on rather good authority from someone who once read it in a book.
  • Lightsong the Bold

• You see the great thing about madness is that it's all in your head.
  • Lightsong the Bold

• … imaginary things were often the only items of real substance in people's lives.
  • Lightsong the Bold

• "That could be solved," Siri said, "Perhaps it would help if you refrained from speaking when others are present. I think I should find you quite amiable in those circumstances."
  • Siri

• The motivations of men. They never make sense. And they always make sense.
  • Denth

• Every man is a hero in his own story, Princess.
  • Denth

• "Of course not," she agreed, "You are nothing if not exhaustive in your self-congratulatory made-up logic."
  • Blushweaver

• "I have a headache"
  "You can't get headaches"
  "So you're fond of telling me."
  • Lightsong the Bold and Llarimar

The Way of Kings (2010)

• "The nature of morality must be considered, and preferably before one is exposed to situations where a moral decision is required."
  • Jasnah Kholin

• "The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon."
  • Hoid

• "At times, it seems to me that to be human is to want that which we cannot have. For some, this is power. For me, it is peace."
  • Nohadon