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Mistborn: The Final Empire ‧ 2006
There's always another secret.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Kelsier trains Vin to question explanations that powerful people present as complete. Curiosity becomes a practical defence against the world that has taught her to expect betrayal.
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Kelsier uses this maxim while teaching Vin in Mistborn: The Final Empire, including chapter five. Brandon Sanderson’s own annotation identifies the phrase as a guiding idea for the series. It applies both to Allomancy’s concealed rules and to the social order that claims those rules are already settled.
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- Chapter 5 and recurring thereafter; Kelsier’s maxim while teaching Vin about the hidden workings of the world. — reference 1Chapter 5 and recurring thereafter; Kelsier’s maxim while teaching Vin about the hidden workings of the world.; selected line and sceneReference checked
- Chapter 5 and recurring thereafter; Kelsier’s maxim while teaching Vin about the hidden workings of the world. — reference 2Chapter 5 and recurring thereafter; Kelsier’s maxim while teaching Vin about the hidden workings of the world.; selected line and sceneReference checked
- Chapter 5 and recurring thereafter; Kelsier’s maxim while teaching Vin about the hidden workings of the world. — reference 3Chapter 5 and recurring thereafter; Kelsier’s maxim while teaching Vin about the hidden workings of the world.; selected line and sceneReference checked
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