The Only Thing You Can Be Is

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

Richard," Kahlan Said, "what About Siddin? Weselan And Savidlin Will Be Worried Sick Over Him." Her Green Eyes Gazed Deep Into His. She Leaned Closer, And Whispered, "and We Have Unfinished Business In The Spirit House. I Believe There Is Still An Apple There We Have Yet To Finish." Her Arm Tightened Around His Waist, And A Little Twist Of A Smile Came To Her Lips. The Shape Of The Smile Caught His Breath In His Throat.

...wizard's Fifth Rule: Mind What People Do, Not Only What They Say, For Deeds Will Betray A Lie.

The Only Thing You Can Be Is Yourself Nothing More Nothing Less

Are We Our Bodies? Is A Small Person Less Than A Big Person, Then? If We Were Our Bodies, Then When We Lost An Arm, Or A Leg, Would We Be Less, Would We Begin To Fade From Existence? No. We Are The Same Person. We Are Not Our Bodies; We Are Our Thoughts. As They Form, They Define Who We Are, And Create The Reality Of Our Existence.