Quotes About Rebellion

The world made a whore of me, now I'll make a whorehouse of the world

In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect.

Nur im Irrenhaus sind wir noch frei. Nur im Irrenhaus durfen wir noch denken. In der Freiheit sind unsere Gedanken Sprengstoff.

They were all outraged," Grella said. "And then they fell into line

That's all science fiction was ever about. Hating the way things are, wanting to make things different.

I'm seventeen and I'm crazy. My uncle says the two always go together. When people ask your age, he said, always say seventeen and insane.

Blackburn thought that any band that believed it's lyrics were crucial was kidding itself. Kids out on Saturday night wanted to drink, dance and yell "WOOOO!" and have sex with somebody. They didn't want to hear a bad poet bare the angst in his tortured and immature soul. They could go to college for that shit.

Growing up it all seems so one-sided Opinions all provided The future pre-decided Detached and subdivided In the mass production zone Nowhere is the dreamer Or the misfit so alone

I refuse to kneel before the sights you choose to see.

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?

It seems that the rebels found the chaos of transition more difficult to accept than the tyranny they had known before. They joyfully welcomed back authority-even oppressive authority-for it was less painful for them than uncertainty.

Lightsong had never bothered to learn the rules. He found it more amusing to play when he had no idea what he was doing.

I've seen Steelheart bleed

The world's gone mad: joining it is the only solution.

Traitors." "People," Marsh said. "People who were just trying to do the best with what life gave them." "Well, I'm just doing the same thing," Kelsier said. "And, fortunately, life gave me the ability to push men like them off the tops of buildings.

She wore trousers, because skirts were stupid, and boots, 'cuz stuff needed to be kicked.

Go into the building, search out the Returned who lives in it, and run around in circles squeaking as loudly as you can. Don't let anybody catch you. Oh, and destroy as much furniture as you can.

She stuck her tongue out at him. A totally rational and reasonable way to fight a demigod.

Standing out like a punk guitarist in a mariachi band.

We really have to do something about you ambivalence toward civic duty, kid." "I already overthrew one government," Vin said. "I figure that takes care of my 'civic duty' for a while.

Kelsier watched after him, then did the only rational thing. He ate the bolt he'd taken from the bottom of the stool.

Tradition is the blind witness they use to condemn us

Because he knew we'd never rebel on our own, so he gave us no choice.

You cannot keep all men confined all the time," Abraham said, "not without creating a strong prison. So instead you allow some measure of freedom for those who really, really want it. That way, they do not become rebels. If you do it right.