Very well. You may help me exterminate the Society of Wizards.

I most certainly can deny it. Of course, if I did, I'd be lying." Mairelon

Many, if not most, of the best and most lasting children’s books have multiple levels, some of which are not fully accessible to their most likely readers…at least, not on their first read-through at age eight or ten or fifteen.

This is the most important lesson you must learn about magic," Miss Ochiba went on. "There are many ways of seeing. Each has an element of truth, but none is the whole truth. If you limit yourselves to one way of seeing, one truth, you will limit your power. You will also place limits on the kinds of spells you can cast, as well as their strength. To be a good magician, you must see in many ways. You must be flexible. You must be willing to learn from different sources. And you must always remember that the truths you see are incomplete.

He wasn't a medical doctor, just educated all the way up as far as you can get.

Humility is as good for the soul as it is for the memory

She who laughs last may not invariably laugh best, but she does laugh.