"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."
-J. R. R. Tolkien
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"I wish life was not so short, he thought. languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.“
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"Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens."
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"Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger."
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"Courage is found in unlikely places."
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"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
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"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."
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