“It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate them, more 'manhood' to abide by thought-out principles rather than blind reflex. Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles and an immature mind.”

“Be real, because a mask only fools people on the outside. Pretending to be someone you're not takes a toll on the real you, and the real you is more important than anyone else.”

“Strength of the mind is more powerful than strength of the muscles.”

“There’s nothing the rich fear more than a poor person with ideas and charisma.”

“I'm not sure that there's anything much more dangerous when it comes to faeryland than a magic mirror.”

“You're going to spend more time with yourself than with anyone else in your life. You want to spend that whole time fighting who you are?”

“Nothing whets the intelligence more than a passionate suspicion, nothing develops all the faculties of an immature mind more than a trail running away into the dark.”