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    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
    tags: charles-bayard-mitchell
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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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    Jane Austen
    “The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
    ― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
    tags: aliteracy, books, classic, humor
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    It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our
    “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
    tags: abilities
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    J.K. Rowling
    “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
    tags: dreams, life
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    William Shakespeare
    “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
    ― William Shakespeare, As You Like It
    tags: wisdom
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    J.K. Rowling
    “To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
    tags: death, dumbledore, harry, inspirational, philosophers-stone, ron, sorcerers-stone
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    J.K. Rowling
    “It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    tags: dumbledore
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    J.K. Rowling
    “Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
    tags: live-death-love
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    C.S. Lewis
    “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
    ― C.S. Lewis
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    William Shakespeare
    “Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
    ― William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
    tags: greatness
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    Aristotle
    “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: introspection, self-discovery, wisdom
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    Anne Frank
    “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
    ― Anne Frank, Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex: A Collection of Her Short Stories, Fables, and Lesser-Known Writings
    tags: activism, life, optimism, philosophy, world
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    Veronica Roth
    “Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.”
    ― Veronica Roth, Divergent
    tags: dauntless, divergent, fearless, four, tris
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    Victor Hugo
    “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent”
    ― Victor Hugo
    tags: literature, music, poetry
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    Leo Tolstoy
    “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
    ― Leo Tolstoy
    tags: change, tolstoy
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    George Orwell
    “Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.”
    ― George Orwell, 1984
    tags: truth
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    C.S. Lewis
    “The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.”
    ― C.S. Lewis
    tags: christianity, god, religion
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    Suzanne Collins
    “Destroying things is much easier than making them.”
    ― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
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    Charlotte Brontë
    “I would always rather be happy than dignified.”
    ― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
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    N.B. Roberts
    “The term ‘fell in love’ is apt, because it implies there is pain in the discovery. I didn’t ‘land softly in love’.”
    ― N.B. Roberts, Halton Cray
    tags: falling-in-love, love, love-pain
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    N.B. Roberts
    “You can’t expect any woman to be a lady if you’re not being a gentleman, and vice versa.”
    ― N.B. Roberts, Halton Cray
    tags: female-characters, inspirational, relationships
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    Peter Kreeft
    “All life is an emergency.”
    ― Peter Kreeft
    tags: inspirational
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    Peter Kreeft
    “Feelings are wonderful decorations, but they are not a foundation to build on.”
    ― Peter Kreeft, Prayer for Beginners
    tags: faith, feelings
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    Peter Kreeft
    “Mercy is Truth clothed; judgment is Truth naked.”
    ― Peter Kreeft, C.S. Lewis for the Third Millennium
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    Peter Kreeft
    “Those who know, do not say; those who say, do not know.”
    ― Peter Kreeft, Practical Theology: Spiritual Direction from Saint Thomas Aquinas
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    C.S. Lewis
    “Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.”
    ― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
    tags: friendship, inspirational
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    C.S. Lewis
    “There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
    ― C.S. Lewis
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    C.S. Lewis
    “Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.”
    ― C.S. Lewis
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    C.S. Lewis
    “Crying is all right in its way while it lasts. But you have to stop sooner or later, and then you still have to decide what to do.”
    ― C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair
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