To the right person, the person who is truly born to it, duty is a form of love, through which all is possible. Duty is not always a denial of things, but an expansion of them to others. Duty is not always a chore, but is best carried out with love.

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

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

Fate does not seek our consent.

Fantasy allows you bend the world and the situation to more clearly focus on the moral aspects of what's happening. In fantasy you can distill life down to the essence of your story.

...you'll find that being a friend is to like a person for who they are, even the parts you don't understand. You don't have to understand, or do the same, or live their lives for them. If you truly care for them, then you want them to be who they are; that was why you liked them in the first place.

We all can be only who we are, no more, no less.