It is by love alone that we understand anything
Contented children are valuable, as is the peace that surrounds them.
Perhaps it's rude to notice when a wizard does something strange.
No decision should be made on an empty shopping bag.
Not all tongues that wag cohabit with a brain.
There can be as many wrong reasons to do the right thing as there are stars in the sky. There might even be more than one legitimate right reason. But there is never a right reason to do the wrong thing. Not ever.
It's a wisdom that comes from seeing how things work. Things you want to happen always take a long time. ' She pointed one little finger at the meech dragon and shook it in his face. 'You may read books and know bunches, but I have lived life longer than you.
I think it's easy to mistake understanding for empathy - we want empathy so badly. Maybe learning to make that distinction is part of growing up. It's hard and ugly to know somebody can understand you without even liking you.
Humanity is fortunate, because no man is unhappy except by his own fault.
I think it would be bizarre to pick somebody to speak at the convention based on their sexual preference, because once you go down that road, why don't you pick a transvestite?
People in uniform always look so great.