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I know, better than anyone else, that there are no heroes coming to save us. There are no good Epics. None of them protect us. Power corrupts, and abs...more

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Kelsier smiled. 'It means that you, Vin, are a very special person. You have a power that most high noblemen envy. It is a power that, had you been bo...more

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If men should read these words, let them know that power is a heavy burden. Seek not to be bound by its chains.

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Those candle flames were like the lives of men. So fragile. So deadly. Left alone, they lit and warmed. Let run rampant, they would destroy the very t...more

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Control is the basis of all true power. Authority and strength are matters of perception

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The world isn't fair? What a huge revelation! Some people in power abuse those they have power over? Amazing! When did this start happening?

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I’m sorry that your mystical, godlike powers do not instantly work as you would like them to.

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