Source: The Pale King
“The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret.”
“He confided his deepest secret to you; be always wary of his secret.”
“Benefactors,” p. 110
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Is It Possible to Write a Poem”
“There's always another secret.”
Kelsier, at various points during the novel
Source: Mistborn: The Final Empire (2006)
“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.”
Introduction, p. xi.
Source: The Alchemist (1988)
Context: I ask myself: are defeats necessary?
Well, necessary or not, they happen. When we first begin fighting for a dream, we have no experience and make mistakes. The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.
“Violent antipathies are always suspicious, and betray a secret affinity.”
"On Vulgarity and Affectation" http://books.google.com/books?id=gykJAAAAQAAJ&q=%22Violent+antipathies+are+always+suspicious+and+betray+a+secret+affinity%22&pg=PA377#v=onepage
Table Talk: Essays On Men And Manners http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Essays/TableHazIV.htm (1821-1822)
“All secrets are deep. All secrets become dark. That's in the nature of secrets.”
Source: Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town (2005)
