You see the dilemma?” Ham asked. “I see an idiot,” Breeze mumbled.
The finest defense of character is correct action. Acquaint yourself with virtue, and you can expect proper treatment from those around you.
I never wanted to be feared. If I regret one thing, it is the fear I have caused. Fear is the tool of tyrants. Unfortunately, when the fate of the world is in question, you use whatever tools are available.
Breeze turned to look out the window. "You were always the best of us, Sazed," he said quietly. "Because you believed in something.
What kind of woman is still able to trust people after everything she's been through? If she'd been Vin, she would have stabbed him in the back at the first opportunity, and that would have probably been the right thing to do. Yet, this girl just continued to trust. It was like finding a beautiful plant growing alone in a field of burnt ash.
Ham shook his head, sitting down, pouring himself something to drink. "I don't get it, El. Why'd she attack him?" "She's loony," Spook said.
There are two kinds of people in this world, son. Those who save lives, and those who take lives." "And what of those who protect and defend? Those who save lives by taking lives?" "That's like trying to stop a storm by blowing harder. Ridiculous. You can't protect by killing.
I need something, Wax. A place to look. You always did the thinking.” “Yes, having a brain helps with that, surprisingly.
Though most expect young men to be fools, I've noticed that just a little bit of age can make a man far more foolish than he was as a child.
If we must put our head into the lion’s mouth, let us make certain that he chokes upon our flesh!
I will protect those who cannot protect themselves.
You are nothing if not exhaustive in your self-congratulatory made-up logic.
The more limitations you put on a character often times the better a character you'll make them, the more interesting the story becomes because the character can't simply wave a hand and make something happen. They have to work within the framework.
It is very important to be reading as well as writing. A doctor is not going to ignore new surgery practices.
He found insanity no excuse, however, for irrational behavior.
The sudden and abrupt removal of my all-consuming goal ... well, it was like I was a donut, and somebody had sucked all the jelly out of me. But I could stuff new jelly in there. It would just get my hands a little sticky in the process.
We were like deaf people trying to dance to a beat we couldn't hear, long after the music actually stopped.
Her aunt Sol had once told Shai to smile at the worst insults and snap at the minor ones. That way, no man would know your heart.
So, there I was, tied to an altar made from outdated encyclopedias, about to get sacrificed to the dark powers by a cult of evil Librarians.
Remember that your job as a practicing writer is to remember it's never going to be perfect on your first pass.
I've seen Steelheart bleed
Normally, I have a lot of alpha readers on my books. These are people that, once I finish a novel, I let them look at it and give me a reader response.
Act with honor, and Honor will aid you
You cannot tempt the hearts of men who are pure.
The nature of morality must be considered, and preferably before one is exposed to situations where a moral decision is required.
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