Fate does not seek our consent.

We can't live our lives according to what might have been. We have to live by what is.

Many people believe everything others say, even though what they see with their own eyes, should be enough to tell them otherwise.

I wish people had half the honor of dragons.

I've always said fantasy is sort of 'stealth philosophy'.

If you care about yourself, you should care about learning - even learning simple things. You come to have pride in yourself only by accomplishing things, even from fixing some old stairs...Others can't grant you self-respect, even others who care about you. You have to earn self-respect yourself.

...Wizard's Fifth Rule: Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie.