Most of the people who get sent to die in wars are young men who've got a lot of energy and would probably rather, in a better world, be putting that energy into copulation rather than going over there and blowing some other young man's guts out.

Authority, when first detecting chaos at its heels, will entertain the vilest schemes to save its orderly facade.

The magician to some degree is trying to drive him or herself mad in a controlled setting, within controlled laws.

The past can't hurt you anymore, not unless you let it.

Noise is relative to the silence preceeding it. The more absolute the hush, the more shocking the thunderclap. Our masters have not heard the peoples voice for generations, Evey and it is much, much louder than they care to remember.

Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the Comedian is the only thing that makes sense.

Remember, remember, the Fifth of November, the Gunpowder Treason and Plot. I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot... But what of the man? I know his name was Guy Fawkes and I know, in 1605, he attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament.