Love of another is merely empty flattery and self-deception for one who cannot accept himself without pretense.

Minds, like parachutes, function better when open, but, like fists, they strike harder when closed.

Without power, knowledge is useless. without knowledge, faith is tyranny. Without understanding, humanity is blind, and without all four, it is doomed.

While every new fantasy author is hailed as unique, new, and different, Brandon Sanderson's ELANTRIS does indeed provide an absorbing adventure in a unique, different, and well-thought-out fantasy world, with a few nifty twists as well.

No society that places the individual above itself will survive; but neither will any society that places the individual below itself.

If you do good because you expect to be rewarded, it is greed.

Love of another is merely empty flattery and self-deception for one who cannot accept himself without pretense.