“I saw finally the futility of all these gestures, that witchcraft is but a matter of focus-that one cann apply one's fierce and immeasurable energies to an act of choice.”
“The futility of action does not absolve one from the failure to act. -”
“This looks like a job for inadvisably applied magic if ever I saw one.”
“The true free-will ain't a matter of choosing one of many choices...but of creating variety of options, then deciding the best choice of all.”
“The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.”
“The patient accretion of knowledge, the focusing of all one's energies on some problem in history or science, the dogged pursuit of excellence of whatever kind -- these are right and proper ideals for life.”