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Men are more resilient than that, I think. Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope.

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The strong lines of the woman's face bespoke hard-won wisdom and courage, and somehow that made watching her more difficult. If such a woman could be ...more

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There is something beyond. Though perhaps my belief is merely my own desire wishing it to be so.""You are not encouraging me. Aren't You omnipotent?""...more

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Men like you preach change, but I wonder. Is this a battle we can really fight?”“You’re fighting it already, Goodman Mennis. You’re just losing horrib...more

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What is belief - what is faith - if you don't continue it after failure?

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People are valuable, Mistress Vin, and so—therefore—are their beliefs.

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Vin paused. "And you have all of these religions memorized?""As much as is possible," Sazed said. "Their prayers, their beliefs, their mythologies. Ma...more

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Why did they believe? Because they saw miracles. Things one man took as chance, a man of faith took as a sign. A loved one recovering from disease, a ...more

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He was a man. Just a man. Yet, you always knew he'd succeed. He made you be what he wanted you to be.

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Just because I do not accept the teachings of the devotaries does not mean I've discarded a belief in right and wrong." determines what is right!" rig...more

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Just because I do not accept the teachings of the devotaries does not mean I've discarded a belief in right and w

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Why is it you trust my daughter so much when others almost universally revile her?""I consider their disdain for her to be a recommendation," he said....more