I am who I am; no more, no less.

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.

The dream of poor Bazin had always been to serve a man of the cloth.

No. I don't want to need anybody. I want someone to need me ... I want someone to need me.

Attention is the key; for where man's attention goes, there goes his energy, and he himself can only follow.

I've always been a liberal and I've always had strong socialist leanings.

When a group of people get together, it's collective power. You know that you're doing it for the good.

All romantics meet the same fate some day. Drunk and cynical and boring someone in some dark cafe.

If you're tearing around in a panic about something, then it puts everyone else in a panic as well.

You may get skinned knees and elbows, but it's worth it if you score a spectacular goal.

Only a habit can subdue another habit.

You can be known as Val or Babycakes.” His gaze darkened. “My name is Valerius and I will not answer to Val.” She shrugged. “Fine then, Babycakes, have it your way.