“nothing furnishes a room like books”

“English should not stoop to embrace the lowest common denominator. Rather, society should step up and grant the language the respect it deserves.”

“one of the most famous split infinitives ... To boldly go”

“there IS none”

“the use of profanity for effect to be a practice of the weak-minded”

“A life without challenge, a life without hardship, a life without purpose, seems pale and pointless. With challenge come perseverance and gumption. With hardship come resilience and resolve. With purpose come strength and understanding.”

“Furnishing was not a priority in the Citadel. Shelves, stools, tables... There was a rumor among the novices that priests towards the top of the hierarchy had golden furniture, but there was no sign of it here. The room was as severe as anything in the novices' quarters although it had, perhaps, a more opulent severity; it wasn't the forced bareness of poverty, but the starkness of intent.”