“There is no such thing as helplessness. It's just another word for giving up.”

“You see, boys forget what their country means by just reading The Land of the Free in history books. Then they get to be men they forget even more. Liberty's too precious a thing to be buried in books, Miss Saunders. Men should hold it up in front of them every single day of their lives and say: I'm free to think and to speak. My ancestors couldn't, I can, and my children will. Boys ought to grow up remembering that.”

“Your king is SUPPOSED to explode? What kind of government system is that?”

“How do you explain plastic to a medieval forest bard?”

“Wisdom cannot be stolen - it can only be shared.”

“You can't believe everything people tell you - not even if those people are your own brain.”

“Respect is a kind of magic too, you know.”