“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
― The Fellowship of the Ring
“Well, you know how it feels if you begin hoping for something that you want desperately badly; you almost fight against the hope because it is too good to be true; you've been disappointed so often before.”
― The Magician’s Nephew
― The Magician’s Nephew
“For the first time, I saw what was in his heart, and I wondered if he might ever want to look deep enough to see mine.”
― A Northern Light
― A Northern Light
“I don't know that I care much about living on and on after everyone I know is dead. I'd rather live an ordinary time and die and go to Heaven.”
― The Magician’s Nephew
― The Magician’s Nephew
“I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had. But I didn’t.”
― The Kite Runner
― The Kite Runner
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