“Some people think this is paranoia, but it isn't. Paranoids only think everyone is out to get them. Wizards know it.”

“People ought to think for themselves... The problem is, people only think for themselves if you tell them to. (Corporal Carrot)”

“I believe you find life such a problem because you think there are good people and bad people. You're wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides.”

“First Thoughts are the everyday thoughts. Everyone has those. Second Thoughts are the thoughts you think about the way you think. People who enjoy thinking have those. Third Thoughts are thoughts that watch the world and think all by themselves. They’re rare, and often troublesome. Listening to them is part of witchcraft.”

“It's lies. It's all lies. Some of them are just prettier than others, that's all. People see what they think is there.”

“There were really only four kind of people in the world: men and women and wizards and witches.”

“Do you think there’s anything to eat in this forest?”“Yes,” said the wizard bitterly, “us.”