Malinda

“Gandalf put his hand on Pippin's head. "There never was much hope," he answered. "Just a fool's hope, as I have been told.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

“The condition of man . . . is a condition of war of everyone against everyone”
― Thomas Hobbes

“Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.”
― Brad Meltzer

“Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater