There is no such thing as pure good or pure evil, least of all in people. In the best of us there are thoughts or deeds that are wicked, and in the worst of us, at least some virtue. An adversary is not one who does loathsome acts for their own sake. He always has a reason that to him is justification. My cat eats mice. Does that make him bad? I don't think so, and the cat doesn't think so, but I would bet the mice have a different opinion.

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

Standing for truth is everything. Truth is power. Don't ever forget that.

Reality is irrelevant; Perception is everything.

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.

Nothing marks a man's character better than his attraction to intelligence.

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