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

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

It was amazing how many books one could fit into a room, assuming one didn't want to move around very much.

That's the point, isn't it? We have to live on, no matter how hard it gets. We'll win in the end.

He found insanity no excuse, however, for irrational behavior.

It is a time of change, '' Sazed said. ''Perhaps it is also time to learn of other truths, other ways.

What a pair they were - a Mistborn who felt guilty wasting coins to jump and a nobleman who thought balls were too expensive.

If you perpetuate the dreams of the past, you stifle your own dreams of the future.

In a way, she'd rather trust him and be wrong than deal with the worry of mistrust.

When I finally lie down, I find sleep elusive. The same thoughts that trouble me during the day are only compounded by the stillness of night.

There was no correcting past mistakes, especially since he could see no real 'mistakes' he had made. He had done the best he could, and that had proven insufficient.

As far as Apple goes, it was a different company every few years from the time I joined in 1984.

It's a blessing and a curse. But it's not always the best situation to be in. As a profession, I don't recommend acting at all.

What I liked so much while shooting [a movie], I might not like anymore when I see it or vice versa. The two are connected but not on a causal level.

If I honour my needs first, I will be the best wife, the best mum, the best sister, the best friend. I have to come first, because then everyone benefits.

Art does not imitate, but interpret.

Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic. It is not idly, passively waiting and hoping for some good thing to happen.

THE ONLY REAL FAILURE IS TO FAIL OTHERS.

I recognize the amount of time that it takes as a director. I made the choice to stop taking roles outside of L.A. because I didn't want to miss any of my child's life.

You seemed so far away," Miss Honey whispered, awestruck. "Oh, I was. I was flying past the stars on silver wings," Matilda said. "It was wonderful.

No one knows enough to be a pessimist