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“At some point in your life, this statement will be true: tomorrow you will lose everything forever.”
― How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
― How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
“But," he whispered, "it was so artistically done.”
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“Life is, to some extent, an extended dialogue with your future self about how exactly you are going to let yourself down over the coming years.”
― How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
― How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
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