Deception and privileged secrets are common facets of politics.

You must learn to control your dreams or your dreams will forever control you.

A steadfast heart does not stray from the path.

For most people, art is only valuable if other people say it is; and artists are only worthwhile if they are either rich and famous, or dead.

I feel the deepest, heartfelt pity for any adult who has never been in love.

Armon stared into the wild darkness of his opponent and saw a reflection of his own fall.

What you call life is but a dream, and reality is relative.

Be the great person you were always meant to be.

Fear sees, even when eyes are closed.

Envy suggests inferiority.

Bad people? What kind of bad people? Members of the Church of Satan? Insurance salesmen? People who don’t speak English?

Asleep you can experience many hours whilst only a few waking moments have passed. This is why dreams are an ideal platform for training.

It’s quite sad that so many children go through life unsure whether their parents love them or not.

Cries for justice are often the bitter laments of the vengeful.

Happiness is not to be found at the bottom of a bottle or from the tip of a needle; it is not to be found amidst a cloud of smoke or within a sugar-coated pill....

To try is to invite uncertainty. Where confidence goes, success usually follows.

Envy yearns to find flaws.

The laws of men are not infallible.

The eternal sea of politics is best left to politicians.

The future begins today.

Thought is more dangerous than you think.

To dispense knowledge without moral guidance would be grossly irresponsible.

Burying your head in the sand does not make you invisible it only leads to suffocation.

I’ve decided I don’t like books that end with ‘The End’. The fact that there are no more pages, suggests to me that the book has ended.

Instead of loving people and using money, people often love money and use people.

May the scribes record it.

Dwell in the past, worry about the future and find misery in the present.

Of what value is your life, unless you are willing to sacrifice it for those you love?

Only by fully experiencing fear, can you ever hope to control it.

I see you have returned, my love; and your mood is as dark as ever. Did your soldiers not adore you to your complete satisfaction?

Revenge can only be found on the road to self-destruction.

Often, what people don’t say tell you more about the nature of their insecurities than what they do say.

May it be written. May it be done.

My mother, my psychiatrist and an assortment of sedatives eventually convinced me I was delusional.

A gift involves sacrifice. If you give away something that you no longer value or want, it cannot be a gift. It is simply a discarded item.

Do not dismiss the words of the old; they possess wisdom, which comes only with age, and often speak of things that the young are too immature to understand.

Verily, a man without fear is either dead or happy to die.

You’ve been smoking again, haven’t you? Your eyes look like road maps and you’re in full bastard mode.

I’ve been told, by various people, that I think too much. This is incorrect! The truth is that I deliberately challenge people to think more than they would like to.

Lovers and warriors are not bound by the rules of fair play.

We don’t really know anything. Those who accept this are more likely to learn something.

The voice of love calls to you, my son.

Beware pride; it would have us seek revenge from those most deserving of our pity.

You crave winning and fear losing instead of just doing. To succeed you must remove your self-imposed limitations.

Water – a thoroughly underrated drink.

Helping people and putting smiles on their faces is a great, great thing. God only knows why more people don’t do it more often.

Sarcasm is a manifestation of anger, and anger can make you the puppet of your opponents.

There are few things worse than mistaking an enemy for a friend.

Optimists are usually inexperienced.

As long as the peace-makers are armed with assault rifles, it’s highly unlikely we’ll ever have peace.