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“Midwives aren't soft. We're warriors.”
― The Midwife of Hope River
― The Midwife of Hope River
“Loneliness, on the other hand, has no age bracket. I used to think that exciting countries could keep you happy and warm on novelty alone. Now I know: you can move to Paris, delight in the city, drink your cafe au lait, but no matter how pretty the buildings and balconies are, eventually you're going to find yourself hugging the lamp posts for company like you're in Les Miserables.”
― Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously
― Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously
“Evil is Evil. Lesser, greater, middling… Makes no difference. The degree is arbitary. The definition’s blurred. If I’m to choose between one evil and another… I’d rather not choose at all.”
― The Last Wish
― The Last Wish
“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door," he used to say. "You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to. Do you realize that this is the very path that goes through Mirkwood, and that if you let it, it might take you to the Lonely Mountain or even further and to worse places?”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
― The Fellowship of the Ring
“As usual, cats and children noticed him first.”
― The Last Wish
― The Last Wish
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