“Knowledge itself is never dangerous, it is how that knowledge is used that is dangerous.”

Love is the water of life, drink deeply.

There is always something to see, if you only know how to look.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Distance makes everything beautiful.

Battles are won by men. Wars are won by strategists.

I’m an early bird and I’m a night owl so I’m wise and I have worms.

I’m not a magician. I’am an alchemyst, a man of science, though perhaps not the science you would be familiar with.

Good or bad is a matter of perspective.

Master the rules of the game until you can play it better they can.

We only ever regret the things we have not done.

When in doubt, we follow our hearts. Words can be false, images and sounds can be manipulated. But this – He tapped his chest, over his heart. ‘This is always true.

The truth is a double-edged sword; it is a dangerous thing.

I… Declare…. Bankruptcy!

I… Declare…. Bankruptcy!

Every story starts with an idea, but it is the characters that move this idea forward.

Once you have been touched by magic, you are forever changed. You leave a trail.

I think what’s dangerous [about comedy] is that you’re coming into the room announcing your intentions.

Mystery magnifies danger as the fog the sun.

Silent people are dangerous; others are not so.

How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.

The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them on occasion.

Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.

To joke in the face of danger is the supreme politeness, a delicate refusal to cast oneself as a tragic hero.

People who make no noise are dangerous.