“But sometimes you have to sacrifice your life for the safety of others, even if you don’t know who those people are.”

“Life isn’t about how long you live it, but what you do with it. When you have lived for too long and experienced so much, the lines between right and wrong, good and bad, begin to blur. Immortality isn’t a goal, it’s a temptation–a punishment.”

“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.”

“Have nothing in your house you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”

“If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”

“For just a little while, in all our lives, we're granted brief glimpses at the way things really operate. In those times, we learn the hardest lessons. To coin a few phrases, there are none so blind as those who will not see... and sometimes, the sweetest kittens have the sharpest claws.”

“If you know what's right, then you'll do the right thing. If you don't know what's right, then who's to say what you'll do!”