There is no place so dangerous as a world without magic.

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

Perception was easily accomplished, required little effort, and it never had to stand the test of reality.

But this was no ordinary chicken. This chicken was evil manifest.

That is the curse of lying, Sister. Once you place that crown of the liar upon your head, you can take it off again, but it leaves a stain for all time.

The chicken thing let out a whispering cackle.

Without literature, life is hell.

Life has been fair, destiny may have staged it well but the timings were terrible.

And I'm made up of everyone I've ever met who's changed the way I think. So who is "me"?

All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages of social development.

A great champion deals with setback with a comeback.

I wished she’d never stop squeezing me. I wished I could spend the rest of my life as a child, being slightly crushed by someone who loved me.

Attention is psychic energy, and like physical energy, unless we allocate some part of it to the task at hand, no work gets done.

Denser cities are smarter and more productive

Sometimes you must go against the wheel's turn.