You can't put something together again unless you've torn it apart first..

A stupid person can make only certain, limited types of errors; the mistakes open to a clever fellow are far broader. But to the one who knows how sm….

There is no excuse for bad manners, except fast reflexes..

One man's mistake is another man's opportunity..

Don't explain why it works; explain how you use it..

Always speak politely to an enraged Dragon..

I’ve heard it said: ‘By his home you shall know him’; and we all know that we must pay attention to anyone who reverses the subject and auxiliary ver….

I'd rather be running the game than playing it..

It's just that no one wants to be the one being rescued, we all want to do the rescuing..

No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will seriously cramp his style..

In our memories, there is a graveyard where we bury our dead. They all lie there together, the loved ones and the ones we hated, friends and foes and….

The struggle is always worthwhile, if the end be worthwhile and the means honorable; foreknowledge of defeat is not sufficient reason to withdraw fro….

To seek understanding before taking action, yet to trust my instincts when action is called for. Never to avoid danger from fear, never to seek out d….

There was a sergeant at a desk. I knew he was a sergeant because I recognized the marks on his uniform, and I knew it was a desk because it's always ….

It is always man's ideas which drive his actions. This has, at times, resulted in great evil; but as we look around us, we cannot doubt that it has r….

Appropriate action means to advance your own goals, without unintentional harm to anyone else..

True heroics must be carefully planned - and strenuously avoided..

A young man without ambition is an old man waiting to be..

Everybody generalizes from one example. At least, I do..

I'm told I'm very charming when people do what I want..

The novel should be understood as a structure built to accommodate the greatest possible amount of cool stuff..