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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.”
― Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time

“A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.”
― Albert Einstein

“Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.”
― Ernest Hemingway, The Garden of Eden

“Being unable to make people more reasonable, I preferred to be happy away from them”
― Voltaire

“Perhaps the greatest faculty our minds possess is the ability to cope with pain. Classic thinking teaches us of the four doors of the mind, which everyone moves through according to their need.

First is the door of sleep. Sleep offers us a retreat from the world and all its pain. Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that have hurt us. When a person is wounded they will often fall unconscious. Similarly, someone who hears traumatic news will often swoon or faint. This is the mind's way of protecting itself from pain by stepping through the first door.

Second is the door of forgetting. Some wounds are too deep to heal, or too deep to heal quickly. In addition, many memories are simply painful, and there is no healing to be done. The saying 'time heals all wounds' is false. Time heals most wounds. The rest are hidden behind this door.

Third is the door of madness. There are times when the mind is dealt such a blow it hides itself in insanity. While this may not seem beneficial, it is. There are times when reality is nothing but pain, and to escape that pain the mind must leave reality behind.

Last is the door of death. The final resort. Nothing can hurt us after we are dead, or so we have been told.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

“When the hearthfire turns to blue,
what to do? what to do?
run outside, run and hide

when his eyes are black as crow?
where to go? where to go?
near and far. Here they are.

see a man without a face?
move like ghosts from place to place.
whats their plan? whats their plan?
Chandrian. Chandrian”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

“Then he turned it the third time, and the boy's ass fell off.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear

“Most people carry that pain around inside them their whole lives, until they kill the pain by other means, or until it kills them. But you, my friends, you found another way: a way to use the pain. To burn it as fuel, for light and warmth. You have learned to break the world that has tried to break you.”
― Lev Grossman

“If there's a single lesson that life teaches us, it's that wishing doesn't make it so.”
― Lev Grossman, The Magicians

“Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

“It is harder to crack prejudice than an atom.”
― Albert Einstein

“Give a man something for free and he squanders and abuses it. Make him work hard for it and he will value it.”
― Tempest, MageLife: The Tale Of The Punch-Clock Mage

“I reached out to gently touch the bundle of girl and blanket, my hand gently rested on what could have been a shoulder. “Sophia, are you okay?” I asked softly. The bundle exploded into motion, a tangle of limbs and fabric pulled away from me rapidly, flows of earth touched magic flickering throughout, and she fell off the bed. I made a point not to laugh. “Oww” her voice softly moaned. She wiggled out of the blankets.”
― Tempest, MageLife: The Tale Of The Punch-Clock Mage

“Elan was one of these rare people that was charming and unfailing polite yet still managed to somehow insult you with every breath he took.”
― Tempest, MageLife: The Tale Of The Punch-Clock Mage

“What does that mean?” I interrupted “It means if you interrupt me again I will smack you,” Fion said pointing a finger at me sternly before continuing, “Now let me finish, boy.”
― Tempest, MageLife: The Tale Of The Punch-Clock Mage

“Hang on that still doesn't explain what you mean by echoed back," Lyphia said. Jase looked a touch uncomfortable. He shifted away a step. “No don't start pacing; I don't want a lecture, just a nice simple explanation.” I said. I knew the signs. Jase looked crestfallen, but didn't pace. He looked down at me “Fine,”
― Tempest, MageLife: The Tale Of The Punch-Clock Mage

“We are more than the parts that form us. ”
― Patrick Rothfuss