Ruin still used Reen's voice-it was familiar, something that had always seemed a part of her. Discovering that it belonged to that thing...it was like finding out that her reflection really belonged to someone else, and that she'd never actually seen herself.

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Novels aren’t just happy escapes; they are slivers of people’s souls, nailed to the pages, dripping ink from veins of wood pulp. Reading the right one at the right time can make all the difference.

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By now, it is probably very late at night, and you have stayed up to read this book when you should have gone to sleep. If this is the case, then I commend you for falling into my trap. It is a writer's greatest pleasure to hear that someone was kept up until the unholy hours of the morning reading one of his books. It goes back to authors being terrible people who delight in the suffering of others. Plus, we get a kickback from the caffeine industry.

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The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.

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And so, does the destination matter? Or is it the path we take? I declare that no accomplishment has substance nearly as great as the road used to achieve it. We are not creatures of destinations. It is the journey that shapes us. Our callused feet, our backs strong from carrying the weight of our travels, our eyes open with the fresh delight of experiences lived.

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

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Women? Women are like...thunderstorms. They're beautiful to look at, and sometimes they're nice to listen to-but most of the time they're just plain inconvenient.

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Better to be the failure who nobly strived than the success who never really had to.

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Words are where most change begins.

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Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination.

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...A man can only stumble for so long before he either falls or stands up straight.

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

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This world, it is a tempest sometimes. But remember, the sun always rises again.

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A man was defined not by his flaws, but by how he overcame them.

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Mocking a woman is like drinking too much wine. It may be fun for a short time, but the hangover is hell.

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Elend: I kind of lost track of time… Breeze: For two hours? Elend: There were books involved.

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If you're always on time, it implies that you never have anything better you should be doing. -Kelsier

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This is going to take a while. I'm a fantasy author. We have trouble with the concept of brevity.

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Those who take lightly promises they make to those they love are people who find little lasting satisfaction in life. This is not an easy time in which to live. That does not mean that it has to be a difficult time to love, but it does mean that you will find unusual stresses upon your lives and your relationship.

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People can do great things. However, there are somethings they just can't do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into a Popsicle, despite years of effort. I could, however, make myself insane, if I wished. (Though if I achieved the second, I might be able to make myself think I'd achieved the first....) Anyway, if there's a lesson to be learned, it's this: great success often depends on being able to distinguish between the impossible and the improbable. Or, in easier terms, distinguishing between Popsicles and insanity. Any questions?

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In the end, all men die. How you lived will be far more important to the Almighty than what you accomplished.

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