Laugh all you want. I know my own worth and don't need to prove it to someone who doesn't know theirs.

Teasingly she took the apple from his mouth. Juice ran down his chin. Slowly, deliberately, she leaned over and licked the sweet juice from his chin. I will have to admit though, that I will never look at an apple in quite the same way.

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

Even a foolish old woman like me knows that lazy people don't think for themselves; they only think about themselves.

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.

Wizard's Eleventh and Final Rule The "Rule Unspoken", the "Rule Unwritten", "The rule from the beginning of time.

People need an enemy to feel a sense of purpose.