“You picked the right road, even though it is the most difficult. That is the essence of heroism. (p. 326)”

“Here is your road, tying you to its meanings”

“Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience.”

“To maintain the P/PC Balance, the balance between the golden egg (production) and the health and welfare of the goose (production capability) is often a difficult judgment call. But I suggest it is the very essence of effectiveness.”

“The essence of what you have to say you pick up before you're twenty.”

“Bye-bye, Elan. P. S., Next time you implicate someone falsely, try to pick a pacifist.”

“There are no classes in life for beginners: right away you are always asked to deal with what is most difficult.”

“The perils of change are so great the promise of the most hopeful theories is so often deceptive, that it is frequently the wiser part to uphold the existing state of things, if it can be done, even though, in point of argument, it should be utterly indefensible…Resistance is folly or heroism—a virtue or a vice—in most cases, according to the probabilities there are of its being successful.”

“Resistance is folly or heroism—a virtue or a vice—in most cases, according to the probabilities there are of its being successful. The perils of change are so great the promise of the most hopeful theories is so often deceptive, that it is frequently the wiser part to uphold the existing state of things, if it can be done, even though, in point of argument, it should be utterly indefensible.”

“The road to enlightenment is long and difficult, and you should try not to forget snacks and magazines.”