Kelsier Quotes

• There's always another secret.' -Kelsier

  Brandon Sanderson

  Secret

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• Marsh: Our best efforts were never even a mild annoyance to the Lord Ruler." Kelsier: Ah, but being an annoyance is something that I am very good at. In fact, I'm far more than just a 'mild' annoyance--people tell me I can be downright frustrating. Might as well use this talent for the cause of good, eh?

  Brandon Sanderson

  Best Effort, People, Use

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

  Brandon Sanderson

  Should, Ifs

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• But you can't kill me, Lord Tyrant. I represent that one thing you've never been able to kill, no matter how hard you try. I am hope.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Tyrants, Trying, Matter

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.561, Macmillan

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• I'm not really sure why. But... do you stop loving someone just because they betray you? I don't think so. That's what makes the betrayal hurt so much - pain, frustration, anger... and I still loved her. I still do.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Hurt, Pain, Betrayal

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.283, Macmillan

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• Every action we take has consequences, Vin," Kelsier said. "I've found that in both Allomancy and life, the person who can best judge the consequences of their actions will be the most successful.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Successful, Judging, Action

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “Mistborn: The Final Empire”, p.183, Macmillan

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• I killed you once", the Lord Ruler said, turning back to Kelsier. "You tried", Kelsier replied, his voice loud and firm, carrying across the square. "But you can't kill me, Lord Tyrant. I represent that thing you've never been able to kill no matter how hard you try. I am hope.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Squares, Tyrants, Voice

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “Mistborn: The Final Empire”, p.703, Macmillan

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• Vin: I don't know -- and it's all your fault, you know. I used to understand everything. Now it's all confused. Kelsier: Yes, we've messed you up right properly.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Confused, Faults, Knows

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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 born an aristocrat, would have made you one of the most deadly and influential people in all of the final empire.' Kelsier leaned forward again. 'But, you weren't born an aristocrat. You're not noble, Vin. You don't have to play by their rules--and that makes you even more powerful.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Powerful, Mean, Play

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “The Final Empire: Mistborn Book One”, p.55, Hachette UK

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• Men rarely see their own actions as unjustified.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Men, Action, Unjustified

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.340, Macmillan

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• Attacking a provincial lord in his manor house, surrounded by guards...Honestly, Kell, I'd nearly forgotten how foolhardy you can be. "Foolhardy?" Kelsier asked with a laugh. "that wasn't foolhardy - that was just a small diversion. You should see some of the things I'm planning to do! Dockson stood for a moment then he laughed too. "By the Lord Ruler, it's good to have you back, kell! I'm afraid I've grown rather boring during the last few years" "We'll fix that" Kelsier promised.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Years, Laughing, House

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “Mistborn: The Final Empire”, p.46, Macmillan

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• She remembered timidly standing atop the Luthadel city wall, afraid to use her Allomancy to jump off, despite Kelsier's coaxing. Now she could step off a cliff and muse thoughtfully to herself on the way down.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Wall, Cities, Use

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.1718, Macmillan

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