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“Don't be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don't have to live forever, you just have to live.”
― Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting

“Frodo: I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.
Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

“I know now, Lord, why you utter no answer. You are yourself the answer. Before your face questions die away. What other answer would suffice?”
― C.S. Lewis

“Deep in the meadow, hidden far away
A cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray
Forget your woes and let your troubles lay
And when it's morning again, they'll wash away
Here it's safe, here it's warm
Here the daisies guard you from every harm
Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true
Here is the place where I love you.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“You're still trying to protect me. Real or not real," he whispers.
"Real," I answer. "Because that's what you and I do, protect each other.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

“Stupid people are dangerous.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“Fire is catching! And if we burn, you burn with us!”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

“Yes, frosting. The final defense of the dying.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“A time may come soon," said he, "when none will return. Then there will be need of valour without renown, for none shall remember the deeds that are done in the last defence of your homes. Yet the deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised."
She answered: "All your words are but to say: you are a woman, and your part is in the house. But when the men have died in battle and honour, you have leave to be burned in the house, for the men will need it no more. But I am of the House of Eorl and not a serving-woman. I can ride and wield blade, and I do not fear either pain or death."
"What do you fear, lady?" he asked.
"A cage," she said. "To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”
― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

“Wicked people never have time for reading. It's one of the reasons for their wickedness.”
― Lemony Snicket

“Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like.”
― Lemony Snicket

“God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.”
― J.M. Barrie

“See, all I'm hearing is 'fancy words' and 'stalling'. So I think I'm going to get on with defeating you now, if that's alright. No offense against your storytelling skills or anything.”
― Melody Jackson, Dragons' Bane

“And then, in the quiet, the shadows started to creep in. They raced through his mind, planting thoughts in all his weak spots like explosives that would knock out his foundations and send him spiraling into darkness.”
― Melody Jackson, Dragons' Bane

“The past marks on your slate only live on in your memory, if you allow them to remain. They can't affect your future if they're no longer there.”
― Melody Jackson, The Dragon Within

“Some things are worth risking your life for. I don't need to hear any more about how dangerous dragons are. I've made my choice.”
― Melody Jackson, The Dragon Within

“Some things are worth risking your life for.”
― Melody Jackson, The Dragon Within

“Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.”
― Lewis Carroll

“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.”
― Lewis Carroll

“Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it.”
― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

“But when your sword breaks, you draw your dagger.”
― C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian

“The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn't know how to read.”
― Benjamin Franklin

“The beginning is always today.”
― Mary Shelley

“If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.”
― Martin Luther