Then you must reconcile yourself to the fact that something is always hurt by any change. If you do this, you will not be hurt yourself.

If the liberal arts do nothing else they provide engaging metaphors for the thinking they displace.

Of all the things a man may do, sleep probably contributes most to keeping him sane. It puts brackets about each day. If you do something foolish or painful today, you get irritated if somebody mentions it, today. If it happened yesterday, though, you can nod or chuckle, as the case may be. You've crossed through nothingness or dream to another island in Time.

The universe did not invent justice. Man did. Unfortunately, man must reside in the universe.

I know, too, that death is the only god who comes when you call.

Death is the only limit to the road you travel.

Strygalldwir is my name. Conjure with it and I will eat your heart and liver." "Conjure with it? I can't even pronounce it, and my cirrhosis would give you indigestion.