Unlike you, Wiggin, I do give the other guy a chance to learn what he's doing before I insist on perfection

That's why bean never fully trusted his own guesses. He acted on them, but always kept himself open to the possibility that his interpretations might be wrong

I didn't know Christians got so angry

An eye for an eye? How Christian of you Unbelievers always want other people to act like Christians

Teachers teach because they care. Teaching young people is what they do best. It requires long hours, patience, and care.

There is no real teacher who in practise does not believe in the existence of the soul, or in a magic that acts on it through speech.

In university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is learning to tolerate fools.