Death and life are the same thing-like the two sides of my hand, the palm and the back. And still the palm and the back are not the same...They can be neither separated, nor mixed.

So the first step out of childhood is made all at once, without looking before or behind, without caution, and nothing held in reserve.

A man does not make his destiny: he accepts it or denies it.

No man, no power, can bind the action of wizardry or still the words of power. For they are the very words of Making, and one who could silence them could unmake the world.

She'll die.' 'Aye. That's a consequence of being alive.

You fear them because you fear death, and rightly: for death is terrible and must be feared, ' the mage said...'And life is also a terrible thing, ' Ged said, 'and must be feared and praised.

I use your love as a man burns a candle, burns it away, to light his steps.

Stealthily the stars slid forward into nothingness.

Would you give up the craft of your hands, and the passion of your heart, and the hunger of your mind, to buy safety?

If the rowan's roots are shallow, it bears no crown.

There must be darkness to see the stars.

Don't regret your despondency in the shadows of evil, for the good light never did anything to erase your misery.

The power that comes from knowing the facts of history is dwarfed by the power that comes from being able to shape the stories about how that history is written and told.

How can thoughts hurt so much when they aren't even physical?

Board meetings should not be for the benefit of the board. They should be for the benefit of the CEO and the senior team.

A little and good fills the trencher.

You can find inspiration when you're not even looking for it.

Calmness is the living breath of God's immortality in you.

"You're All That" goes back to really building a life from the core of who you're. And all of those things are layers. That's just your authentic life.

If you get lost, you can always be found.

Every man is crucified upon the cross of himself.