You see the dilemma?” Ham asked. “I see an idiot,” Breeze mumbled.

The finest defense of character is correct action. Acquaint yourself with virtue, and you can expect proper treatment from those around you.

If we must put our head into the lion’s mouth, let us make certain that he chokes upon our flesh!

What wasdat, sir? What wazzat sir? What wassat, sir?” “Wayne, what are you babbling about?” Waxillium asked. “Practicing my pretzel guy,” Wayne said. “He had a great accent...” Waxillium glanced at him. "That hat looks ridiculous.” “Fortunately, I can change hats,” Wayne said in the pretzel-guy accent, “while you, sir, are stuck with that face.

The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.

Control yourself. Become someone who can handle this.

It was strange, how easily and quickly protection could cause destruction. Sometimes, Vasher wondered if the two weren't really the same thing. Protect a flower, destroy pests who wanted to feed on it. Protect a building, destroy the plants that could have grown in the soil. Protect a man. Live with the destruction he creates.