“It's like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“One need not be a chamber to be haunted.”
― The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
― The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
“Where did you go to, if I may ask?' said Thorin to Gandalf as they rode along.
To look ahead,' said he.
And what brought you back in the nick of time?'
Looking behind,' said he.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
To look ahead,' said he.
And what brought you back in the nick of time?'
Looking behind,' said he.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
“Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible.”
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“I never understood why Clark Kent was so hell bent on keeping Lois Lane in the dark.”
― The Time Traveler's Wife
― The Time Traveler's Wife
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