Tongue Eater (Mage Errant, #6)

by John Bierce

“Good, that’s not the sort of plot thread you want to leave hanging.” “We’re not in a story, Talia.” Talia smirked at him as she left the room. “Keep telling yourself that.”

Fourth wall is optional when you accept you are living in a multiverse

Better to simply give them a goal and let them figure out the how. That was, really, one of the most effective ways to lead, so long as you had sufficiently independent and capable forces.

Good advice in general

“Those who already have great power will always find it easiest to acquire even greater power. No matter how hard one works, life will always reward those who start farther ahead.”

To those who have much, much is given