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• What?" you cry. "Wizards sometimes must endure torture?
  And it is true, for being a wizard does not exempt you from any of the trials and tribulations experienced by other humans....
• And how do professional wizards cope with stress? Stress?
  The real wizard doesn't even recognize the meaning of the word....
• Magicians must exercise caution in all things. Each of you has heard the story of the mage who perfected the gold producing spell, only to be crushed by his newfound wealth.
  Less well known is the story of the sorcerer who turned everyone he didn't like into a toad, until the day he exercised the spell on an entire unfriendly village and was found the next morning hopped to death....
• And what is the professional wizard's greatest reward for completing a particularly arduous and dangerous task?
  Is it the accolades of a grateful populace? Is it huge amounts of gold and silver tossed about his feet?...
• Just because it has worked well for others is no sign it will work well for you.
• Perhaps I have given you the wrong impression. A wizard's life is not all fame, fortune and frivolity.
  There must be periods of rest as well, when a wizard should find a safe retreat where he can seclude himself from sorcery and restore his health and vitality in the proper ascetic atmosphere....
• This is Frank. You can leave me a message, but I must warn you I get annoyed with messages that are hard to read.
  So please use your shift key appropriately, avoid overdoing punctuation, and spell-check your message, or I might ignore it....
• When one first arrives in Vushta, one should beware of street sellers offering forbidden delights near the outskirts of town.
  These first delights are far more shoddy in nature than those to be had in the inner City, and can be actively unpleasant if you do not have an affinity for goats....
• Data: "Geordi, as a child, did you ever experience a traumatic event?
  LaForge: "You're wondering about Timothy?" Data: "Yes....