Gavin

“How did they decide what was valuable? Did they all just gather together, sit around in their suits and gowns, and say, “Oi. Let’s start eatin’ fish eggs, and make the stuff real expensive. That’ll rust their brains, it will.” Then they’d have a nice round of rich folks’ laughter and throw some servants off the top of a building to see what kind of splats they’d make when they hit.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Bands of Mourning

“Metal. In some ways, that was the true mark of mankind. Man tamed the stones, the bones of the earth below. Man tamed the fire, that ephemeral, consuming soul of life. And combining the two, he drew forth the marrow of the rocks themselves, then made molten tools.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Shadows of Self

“To be of use in even a single burst of flame and sound is worth more than a lifetime of achieving nothing.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Alloy of Law

“You have a plan?” she asked. “There isn’t much time for a plan. This is more of a hunch with scaffolding.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Alloy of Law