“I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.”
― The Return of the King
― The Return of the King
“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.”
― Foucault’s Pendulum
― Foucault’s Pendulum
“For me to see is to read. It has always been that way.”
― The Thirteenth Tale
― The Thirteenth Tale
“Passion has little to do with euphoria and everything to do with patience. It is not about feeling good. It is about endurance. Like patience, passion comes from the same Latin root: pati. It does not mean to flow with exuberance. It means to suffer.”
― House of Leaves
― House of Leaves
“I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.”
― The Return of the King
― The Return of the King
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