“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird
“Hunger gnawed at her empty stomach again and she said aloud: 'As God is my witness, and God is my witness, the Yankees aren't going to lick me. I'm going to live through this, and when it's over, I'm never going to be hungry again. No, nor any of my folks. If I have to steal or kill - as God is my witness, I'm never going to be hungry again.”
― Gone with the Wind
― Gone with the Wind
“Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.”
― Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
― Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
“Have you ever asked yourself, do monsters make war, or does war make monsters?”
― Daughter of Smoke & Bone
― Daughter of Smoke & Bone
“A paradox: The things you don’t need to live—books, art, cinema, wine, and so on—are the things you need to live.”
― The Humans
― The Humans
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