many people must be ruled to thrive. In their selfishness and greed, they see free people as their oppressors. They wish to have a leader who will cut the taller plants so the sun will reach them. They think no plant should be allowed to grow taller than the shortest, and in that way give light to all. They would rather be provided a guiding light, regardless of the fuel, than light a candle themselves.

After that, I came back every year. Everyone said, 'Well, when you retire you can move there.' But I said, 'Why should I live my whole life where I don't want to be.'

It isn't what kind of house you have that matters. This is not happiness. It's what kind of mind you have, and how you care for your fellow man -- what you can do to help others who can be helped by no one else.

In the darkest hours we must believe in ourselves.

Wizard's Ninth Rule A contradiction can not exist in reality. Not in part, nor in whole.

Sometimes that's all life is... One desperate act after another.

Sometimes, it is necessary to step beyond what you have known and to reach for something more.