“Wizard's Ninth RuleA contradiction can not exist in reality. Not in part, nor in whole.”

“Wizard's Second RuleThe greatest harm can result from the best intentions.”

“The only sovereign I can allow to rule me is reason. The first law of reason is this: what exists exists; what is is. From this irreducible, bedrock principle, all knowledge is built. This is the foundation from which life is embraced. Reason is a choice. Wishes and whims are not facts, nor are they a means to discovering them. Reason is our only way of grasping reality–it is our basic tool of survival. We are free to evade the effort of thinking, to reject reason, but we are not free to avoid the penalty of the abyss we refuse to see." -Richard”

“The most important rule there is, the Wizard's Sixth Rule: the only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason.”

“Wizard's First Rule: People are stupid”

“Wizard's Seventh RuleLife is the future, not the past.”

“Enemies,' the wizard said, 'are the price of honour.”