“You could only to your best, and hope for a strong tail wind to waft you faster to your destination. Until then, you played the game, kept your tongue civil, and spoke favorably of your enemies when either they or their spies might overhear.”

“In an infinity of worlds, anything is not only possible, it's mandatory.”

“Be careful how you choose your enemy, for you will come to resemble him. The moment you adapt your enemy's methods your enemy has won. The rest is suffering and historical opera. ”

“Fear is the trick of the enemy. And your enemy comes in many robes. But he has only one face. You know his face. You've seen it many times. You need not fear it. In your heart, you know you will triumph and you will defeat your enemy with the one weapon that you have inside you that he cannot touch--truth.”

“What is love? Love is playing every game as if it's your last!”

“Master the rules of the game until you can play it better they can.”

“For every person who will say yes, there are twenty who will say no. For a positive response you must find the twenty-first person.”