> (Make that "Tolk{ie}n"; rhymes with "scene" not "sign".)
I generally figure I've got a 50% chance of getting it right. :P
>
> What original?
>
This is unlikely to be a word-for-word quote, but close enough for
government work:
"Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards. They are subtle and quick to
anger".
(People generally like to stick a "for" in place of the first period but my
memory is telling me it isn't actually written that way in the text. My
memory is an exceedingly faulty thing, however...)
Hence, Vlads opinion that "No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between
the shoulderblades will seriously cramp his style." I think that's a
sentiment that even Gandalf would agree with.