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    G.K. Chesterton
    “Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.”
    ― G.K. Chesterton
    tags: fairy-tales, hope, paraphrased, possiblity
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    Ellis Peters
    “The trouble with me, he thought unhappily, is that I have been about the world long enough to know that God's plans for us, however infallibly good, may not take the form we expect and demand.”
    ― Ellis Peters, One Corpse Too Many
    tags: god
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    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
    tags: frost, glitter, gold, lost, poetry, roots, strength, strong, wander, wither
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    Elie Wiesel
    “The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”
    ― Elie Wiesel
    tags: activism, apathy, hate, indifference, inspirational, love, opposite, philosophy
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    Mark Twain
    “If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
    ― Mark Twain
    tags: lies, lying, memory, truth
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    Anne Brontë
    “It is better to arm and strengthen your hero, than to disarm and enfeeble your foe.”
    ― Anne Brontë
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  • #6
    I love mankind ... it's people I can't stand!!
    “I love mankind ... it's people I can't stand!!”
    ― Charles M. Schulz
    tags: humor, mankind, people
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    C.S. Lewis
    “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
    ― C.S. Lewis
    tags: books, inspirational, reading, tea
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    C.S. Lewis
    “To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.”
    ― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
    tags: love
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    Madeleine L'Engle
    “You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
    ― Madeleine L'Engle
    tags: books, children, difficult, grown-ups, write, writers, writing
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    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “Not all those who wander are lost.”
    ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
    tags: bilbo, journey, lost, quest, travel, wander
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    Cassandra Clare
    “One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.”
    ― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel
    tags: books
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    Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
    “Well-behaved women seldom make history.”
    ― Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
    tags: inspirational, misattributed-eleanor-roosevelt, women
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    Michael J. Sullivan
    “So,” Royce said, “you want us to escape from this prison, kidnap the king, cross the countryside with him in tow while dodging soldiers who I assume might not accept our side of the story, and go to another secret prison so that he can visit an inmate?”
    Arista did not appear amused. “Either that, or you can be tortured to death in four hours.”
    “Sounds like a really good plan to me,” Hadrian declared.“Royce?”
    “I like any plan where I don’t die a horrible death.”
    ― Michael J. Sullivan, Theft of Swords
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    Saul Bellow
    “People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned.”
    ― Saul Bellow
    tags: book-lovers, libraries, reading
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    Ian Doescher
    “I pray thee, sir, forgive me for the mess/And whether I shot first, I'll not confess.
    - Han Solo”
    ― Ian Doescher, William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope
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    Ian Doescher
    “True it is,/ That these are not the droids for which thou search'st.

    -Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi”
    ― Ian Doescher, William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope
    tags: star-wars
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    Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
    “The truth may be stretched thin, but it never breaks, and it always surfaces above lies, as oil floats on water.”
    ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote
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    Arthur C. Clarke
    “I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.”
    ― Arthur C. Clarke
    tags: extraterrestrials, humor, intelligent-life, life, science, universe
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    Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another What! You
    “Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
    ― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
    tags: friendship
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    Arthur C. Clarke
    “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”
    ― Arthur C. Clarke
    tags: distance, life, loneliness, qotd, sense-of-wonder, universe
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    Michael J. Sullivan
    “Hadrian shook his head and sighed. “Why do you have to make everything so difficult? They’re probably not bad people—just poor. You know, taking what they need to buy a loaf of bread to feed their family. Can you begrudge them that? Winter is coming and times are hard.” He nodded his head in the direction of the thieves. “Right?”
    “I ain’t got no family,” flat-nose replied. “I spend most of my coin on drink.”
    “You’re not helping,” Hadrian said.”
    ― Michael J. Sullivan, Theft of Swords
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    Douglas Adams
    “The story so far:
    In the beginning the Universe was created.
    This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
    ― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
    tags: humor, scifi
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    Robert Frost
    “In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
    ― Robert Frost
    tags: life
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    Douglas Adams
    “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
    ― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
    tags: deadlines, humor, humour, work, writing
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    Susan Sontag
    “I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list.”
    ― Susan Sontag
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    Michael J. Sullivan
    “If this keeps up, we’re going to own Melengar,” Hadrian mentioned.
    “What’s this we stuff?” Royce asked. “You’re retired, remember?”
    “Oh? So you’ll be leading the Nationalist advance, will you?”
    “Sixty-forty?” Royce proposed.”
    ― Michael J. Sullivan, Rise of Empire
    tags: humor
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    Michael J. Sullivan
    “Right. And our first job is to teach her to give a speech on the Grand Balcony in three days.”
    “That does not sound too difficult. Has she done much public speaking?”
    Amilia forced a smile. “A week ago she said the word no.”
    ― Michael J. Sullivan, Rise of Empire
    tags: humor
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    Michael J. Sullivan
    “Have you ever been in love, Hadrian?”
    “I’m not sure. How do you tell?”
    “Love? Why, it’s like coming home.”
    Hadrian considered the comment.
    “What are you thinking?” Bulard asked.
    Hadrian shook his head. “Nothing.”
    “Yes, you were. What? You can tell me. I’m an excellent repository for secrets. I’ll likely forget, but if I don’t, well, I’m an old man in a remote
    jungle. I’m sure to die before I can repeat anything.”
    Hadrian smiled, then shrugged. “I was just thinking about the rain.”
    ― Michael J. Sullivan, Rise of Empire
    tags: love
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    Michael J. Sullivan
    “That’s why you shouldn’t make vows. The moment you do, fate starts conspiring to shove them down your throat.”
    ― Michael J. Sullivan, Rise of Empire
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