So the first step out of childhood is made all at once, without looking before or behind, without caution, and nothing held in reserve.

A man does not make his destiny: he accepts it or denies it.

No man, no power, can bind the action of wizardry or still the words of power. For they are the very words of Making, and one who could silence them could unmake the world.

She'll die.' 'Aye. That's a consequence of being alive.

Death and life are the same thing-like the two sides of my hand, the palm and the back. And still the palm and the back are not the same...They can be neither separated, nor mixed.

You fear them because you fear death, and rightly: for death is terrible and must be feared, ' the mage said...'And life is also a terrible thing, ' Ged said, 'and must be feared and praised.

I use your love as a man burns a candle, burns it away, to light his steps.

Stealthily the stars slid forward into nothingness.

Would you give up the craft of your hands, and the passion of your heart, and the hunger of your mind, to buy safety?

If the rowan's roots are shallow, it bears no crown.

There must be darkness to see the stars.

Facing it-always facing it-that's the way to get through. Face it!

It may look like we're doing nothing when we sit zazen. But actually we are exposing ourselves to ourselves.

The trouble is I don't believe my unbelief.

The highest thought is always a thought which contains joy.

Most of the time after the US Open, it is kind of like you are trying to finish strong. But to do it five years and maybe six is something that has never been done before, so it is a huge challenge.

Never settle for anything less than you want.

I shall assume that your silence gives consent.

Defeat should not be the source of discouragement, but a stimulus to keep plotting.

I tend not to look back. It's confusing.

I have generally found that persons who had studied painting least were the best judges of it.