Life is the future, not the past. The past can teach us, through experience, how to accomplish things in the future, comfort us with cherished memories, and provide the foundation of what has already been accomplished. But only the future holds life. To live in the past is to embrace what is dead. To live life to its fullest, each day must be created anew.

Knowledge is a destination. Truth, the journey.

Ever since I was really little, I've had characters that were in my mind.

Wizard's Sixth Rule The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason.

Reasons are the spoils of victory. When you've destroyed the enemy, then your leaders write down the reasons in books, and give moving speeches about them. If you've done your job, then there aren't any of the enemy left to dispute your leader's reasons. At least not until the next war.

Emotions are the sums created by details, whether those details are true or not.

Intent is guilt. Failure to successfully carry out the intent does not absolve the guilt.