Ah, pay no heed if your enemies laugh. They'll not be able to once you lop off their heads.

It's impossible to go through life unscathed. Nor should you want to. By the hurts we accumulate, we measure both our follies and our accomplishments.

Basically, I would be happy with any profession where I got to be creative and make things.

I am the victor. In the end nothing else matters.

It was as if his point of view had, within seconds, gone from that of an ant to that of an eagle. For the sky was hollow, and the world was round.

He inclined his head ever so slightly, displaying with his bearing the supreme confidence, even arrogance, that is the sole providence of cats, dragons, and certain highborn women.

It is better to be taught to think critically than to be told on what to believe.