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“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.
BY ORDER OF THE AUTHOR
per
G.G., CHIEF OF ORDNANCE”
― Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

“They can keep their heaven. When I die, I’d sooner go to Middle-earth.”
― George R.R. Martin

“Prophets have a way of dying by violence.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune

“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

“Make your characters want something right away even if it's only a glass of water. Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time to time.”
― Kurt Vonnegut

“Never Explain Anything”
― H.P. Lovecraft

“In writing a novel, when in doubt, have two guys come through the door with guns.”
― Raymond Chandler

“Write hard and clear about what hurts.”
― Ernest Hemingway

“The hard part about writing a novel is finishing it.”
― Ernest Hemingway

“I swear to you, sitting a throne is a thousand times harder than winning one.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me. I enjoy having written.”
― George R.R. Martin

“The things I do for love...”
― Jaime Lannister

“A red sun rises. Blood has been spilled this night.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

“Evil is relative…You can’t hang a sign on it. You can’t touch it or taste it or cut it with a sword. Evil depends on where you are standing, pointing your indicting finger.”
― Glen Cook, The Black Company

“The way the world is made. The truth is all around you, plain to behold. The night is dark and full of terrors, the day bright and beautiful and full of hope. One is black, the other white. There is ice and there is fire. Hate and love. Bitter and sweet. Male and female. Pain and pleasure. Winter and summer. Evil and good.” She took a step toward him. “Death and life. Everywhere, opposites. Everywhere, the war.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“I don't think it was pain that made [Vincent Van Gogh] great - I think his painting brought him whatever happiness he had.”
― David Lynch

“Keep your eye on the doughnut, not on the hole.”
― David Lynch, Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity: 10th Anniversary Edition

“I have dozens of loyal fans! Baker's dozens! …they come in thirteens.”
― Felicia Day