Emotion did not play a part in truth, only reality did.

If the road is easy, you're likely going the wrong way.

The Wizard's First Rule: People are stupid; given proper motivation almost anyone will believe almost anything.

Knowledge is a weapon. I intend to be formidably armed.

We reap a reward merely in the act of helping others. We never know how, or if, that reward will come back to us. Helping is the reward; none other is needed nor better.

Once you place that crown of liar on your head, you can take it off again, but it leaves a stain for all time.

Charity, if you have the means, is a personal choice, but charity which is expected or compelled is simply a polite word for slavery.

Knowing when to fight is just as important as knowing how.

When the whole world is crazy, it doesn't pay to be sane.

Fate occasionally touches us all in ways we don't always understand.

The light of a new day always chases the shadows of the night away, and shows us that the shape of our fears is only the ghost of our own minds.

A person who knows nothing about literature may be an ignoramus, but many people don't mind being that.

When your army has crossed the border, you should burn your boats and bridges, in order to make it clear to everybody that you have no hankering after home.

Don't go a-hunting for a moose where there ain't no moose to hunt.

I'd rather not have a moment when I'm known for my looks being funny and interesting lasts longer.

Each party should gain from the negotiation.

I'm never bored, never ever bored. If I've got a day off I'll sit in a cafe and watch and observe. I'm a great observer.

I really like world music. I used to think it was simple but it's far from that.

Realistically speaking, I don't know how many more years I will want to be acting or will be invited to be.

The foundation of justice is good faith.

We love it when we make mistakes that are better than something you could think up.