Mistborn Trilogy: The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, The Hero of Ages

“A man is what he has passion about,” Breeze said. “I’ve found that if you give up what you want most for what you think you should want more, you’ll just end up miserable.”

“What would be the point of argument? You are a wise and determined person. You must be guided by your own conscience.” “Sometimes, people only seem determined upon one course because they have been offered no other options.”

Those who take lightly promises they make to those they love are people who find little lasting satisfaction in life.

“The men I read about, Sazed,” Tindwyl said quietly, “these were not men who sat and planned the best ways to hide. They fought; they sought victory. Sometimes, they were reckless—and other men called them fools. Yet, when the dice were cast and the bodies counted, they were men who changed things.”