“Courtesy dictates that we offer fellow wizards the opportunity of denying us entry.”

We’re all human, aren’t we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.

The stories we love best do live in us forever.

You are the true master of death, because the true master does not seek to run away from Death.

It is important to remember that we all have magic inside us.

You can exist without your soul, you know, as long as your brain and heart are still working. But you’ll have no sense of self anymore, no memory. There’s no chance at all of recovery. You’ll just exist as an empty shell. And your soul is gone forever, lost.  

Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.

I have never been remotely ashamed of having been depressed. Never. What’s to be ashamed of? I went through a really rough time and I am quite proud that I got out of that.

The consequences of our actions are always so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future is a very difficult business indeed.

Read a lot. Reading really helps. Read anything you can get your hands on.

Abundance is the quality of life you live and quality of life you give to others.

Depression is the absence of hope.

Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.

Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.

I’ve been writing my entire life, and I’ll always write.

There is no good and evil, there is only power and those too weak to seek it.

To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.

Give much, even if you’ve been given little.

Be kind to one another, even when it’s not requested.

Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything.

Be a lover. Give love. Choose love. Love everyone, always.

Tone matters more than words.

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

Sometimes the best way to solve your own problems is to help someone else.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.