I'm the well-trained fruit tree. Full of well-trained feelings and abilities and all of them grafted onto me

If all those around you believe some particular thing, you will soon be tempted to share in that belief.

Empires do not suffer emptiness of purpose at the time of their creation. It is when they have become established that aims are lost and replaced by vague ritual.

Fear is the mind-killer.

Knowing where the trap is-- that's the first step in evading it.

The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future.

Nature does not make mistakes. Right and wrong are human categories.