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  • #1
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
    "So do I," said Gandalf, "and 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 us.”
    J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

  • #2
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “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

  • #3
    Christopher Paolini
    “Find peace in where and what you are.”
    Christopher Paolini

  • #4
    Christopher Paolini
    “Wise? No, I simply learned to think.”
    Christopher Paolini, Eldest

  • #5
    Christopher Paolini
    “It is foolish to conjure up woe where none exists.”
    Christopher Paolini

  • #6
    J.K. Rowling
    “Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort. Remember Cedric Diggory.”
    J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

  • #7
    J.K. Rowling
    “Do you remember me telling you we are practicing non-verbal spells, Potter?"
    "Yes," said Harry stiffly.
    "Yes, sir."
    "There's no need to call me "sir" Professor."
    The words had escaped him before he knew what he was saying.”
    J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

  • #8
    J.K. Rowling
    “Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.”
    J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

  • #9
    J.K. Rowling
    “If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
    J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

  • #10
    J.K. Rowling
    “He was my mum and dad's best friend. He's a convicted murderer, but he's broken out of wizard prison and he's on the run. He likes to keep in touch with me, though...keep up with my news...check if I'm happy...”
    J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

  • #11
    J.K. Rowling
    “Just because you have the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn't mean we all have.”
    J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

  • #12
    J.K. Rowling
    “You know, Minister, I disagree with Dumbledore on many counts...but you cannot deny he's got style...”
    J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

  • #13
    J.K. Rowling
    “Don't talk to me."
    "Why not?"
    "Because I want to fix that in my memory for ever. Draco Malfoy, the amazing bouncing ferret...”
    J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

  • #14
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
    Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
    Nine for Mortal Men, doomed to die,
    One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
    In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
    One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
    One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
    In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.”
    J.R.R. Tolkien

  • #15
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.”
    J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

  • #16
    Ernest Hemingway
    “Courage is grace under pressure.”
    ernest hemingway

  • #17
    Terry Pratchett
    “She was already learning that if you ignore the rules people will, half the time, quietly rewrite them so that they don't apply to you.”
    Terry Pratchett, Equal Rites

  • #18
    Scott Westerfeld
    “I’m not against thinking; I’m only against thinking that thinking on its own will get you out of a hole. Shovel also needed.”
    Scott Westerfeld

  • #19
    “I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.”
    James Mitchner

  • #20
    “Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.”
    James A. Michener

  • #21
    William Shakespeare
    “Though she be but little, she is fierce!”
    William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

  • #22
    Terry Pratchett
    “Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.”
    Terry Pratchett

  • #23
    “Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.”
    Joss Whedon

  • #24
    “People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy.”
    Joss Whedon

  • #25
    “I'll take crazy over stupid any day.”
    Joss Whedon

  • #26
    “Humor keeps us alive. Humor and food. Don't forget food. You can go a week without laughing.”
    Joss Whedon

  • #27
    “Very occasionally, if you pay really close attention, life doesn't suck.”
    Joss Whedon

  • #28
    “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the road less traveled by and they CANCELLED MY FRIKKIN' SHOW. I totally shoulda took the road that had all those people on it. Damn.”
    Joss Whedon

  • #29
    “Write it. Shoot it. Publish it. Crochet it, sauté it, whatever. MAKE.”
    Joss Whedon

  • #30
    “If you can't run, you crawl. If you can't crawl-- you find someone to carry you.”
    Joss Whedon



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