Quotes About Defiance

You sent him to the sky to die, assassin," Kaladin said, Stormlight puffing from his lips, "but the sky and the winds are mine. I claim them, as I now claim your life.

I'm good at doing things I'm not supposed to," she said, then kicked the door open.

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.

Kelsier had, apparently, insisted on laughing, no matter how bad the situation. It had been a form of rebellion to him.

Defiant to the end. For all the good it had done

Remember, obedience is defiance.

We cannot let them convince us this is normal!

We'll do it. Somehow we'll make them listen - even if they got their fingers planted firmly in their ears. Makes one wonder how they manage it, with their heads rammed up their own backsides.

They kill you with fear first and the sword second. Stand your ground.

You are worried I've started something dangerous," I said. "You're wrong. I'm not starting it, I'm finishing it.

My other hand?" Lopen said. "The one that was cut off long ago, eaten by a fearsome beast? It is making a rude gesture toward you right now. I thought you would wish to know, so that you can prepare to be insulted.

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.

All is lost again, but I'm not giving in, I will not bow, I will not break, I will shut the world away

I will not bow, I will not break, I will shut the world away.

Well, when everybody's going this way, it's time to turn around and go that way, you know? ... I don't care if they end up shitting gold nuggets, somebody's got to dig in the damn ground. Somebody's got to.

Lying is a defiance of the truth. Bullshitting is a wholesale dismissal of the truth.

Revolution might sound a little dramatic, but in this world, choosing authenticity and worthiness is an absolute act of resistance. Choosing to live and love with our whole hearts is an act of defiance. You're going to confuse, piss off, and terrify lots of people—including yourself. One

worthiness is an absolute act of resistance. Choosing to live and love with our whole hearts is an act of defiance.

choosing authenticity and worthiness is an absolute act of resistance. Choosing to live and love with our whole hearts is an act of defiance.

Choosing to live and love with our whole hearts is an act of defiance. You're going to confuse, piss off, and terrify lots of people—including yourself. One minute you'll pray that the transformation stops, and the next minute you'll pray that it never ends. You'll also wonder how you can feel so brave and so afraid at the same time. At least that's how I feel most of the time… brave, afraid, and very, very alive.

I am not a twenty-two-year-old boy; I am not a besotted fool. If you think to jilt me, think again. For I will not turn tail and run the other way as he did, oh no. I will find you, and I will drag you to the altar on your back if need be, no matter how you might be screaming. No matter how scandalous it might be.

Work freely and rollickingly as though you were talking to a friend who loves you. Mentally (at least three or four times a day) thumb your nose at all know-it-alls, jeerers, critics, doubters.

No is the wildest word we consign to the language

They took away our land, our language, and our religion; but they could never harness our tongues...