"This life is a test. It is only a test. Had this been an actual life, you would have received further instructions as to what to do and where to go."

"Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty."

"And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed."

"The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry."

"Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment."

"War is cruel and you cannot refine it."

"Brains, like hearts, go where they are appreciated."

"Present mirth hath present laughter; what's to come is still unsure."

"I will not eat oysters. I want my food dead- not sick, not wounded - dead."

"Of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh."

"'It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door,' he used to say. 'You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to."

"I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center."