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“The great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad,
For all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.”
― The Ballad of the White Horse
For all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.”
― The Ballad of the White Horse
“People engage in a lot of self-deception,” she said with a firm grip on his arm to keep her balance. “They have this need to write books and get a PhD and become professors and noted intellectuals. But almost everyone’s mediocre. They’re intelligent enough to recognize genius and excellence, and with a bit of luck they may achieve something above average themselves. But the vast majority of people are middling. And they don’t want to accept that. Instead, they buy houses and build patios and have children, which serves as a watertight alibi. I never got to write that book, they say. Because I have the house and the patio and the children to take care of. And besides, they like it just fine at work. Next summer, they’re going on an extended vacation to France. They say they love to read, but how much do they really read? A book a month, if that. They say they wish they had more time to read. They say they wish they had more time to write. That they would love to write that book, but time. There’s not enough time.”
― Collected Works: A Novel
― Collected Works: A Novel
“It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs.”
― Far From the Madding Crowd
― Far From the Madding Crowd
“May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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