I can kill with a single word. I can hurl a ball of fire into the midst of my enemies. I rule a squadron of skeletal warriors, who can destroy by touch alone. I can raise a wall of ice to protect those I serve. The invisible is discernible to my eyes. Ordinary magic spells crumble in my presence... But I bow in the presence of a master. -- Lord Soth to Raistlin Majere

Why you decrepit old mage! You couldn't turn water into ice in the dead of winter!

Only a man who cannot conquer his deficiencies feels the need to convince the world that he has none.

over protective? a butler in a grade- B movie? someones jewish mother? you got it

Be the hero of your own life. Don't let somebody else play that role. (Vasu)

A mage's soul is forged in the crucible of the magic

Is it eradicating evil? Or are we like children, left alone in the house at night, who light candle after candle to keep away the darkness. We don't see that the darkness has a purpose — though we may not understand it — and so, in our terror, we end up burning down the house!