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He spoke gently, laughed often, and never exercised his wit at the expense of others. He cursed like a drunken sailor with a broken leg, but only at his donkeys.
“The fire’s very cosy here, and the food’s very good, and there are Elves when you want them. What more could one want?”
― The Lord Of The Rings: One Volume
― The Lord Of The Rings: One Volume
“Aye, our lives are short and shaped by circumstance, and maybe we can’t control most of what’s to come. But we can control how we feel. We can savor the sweetness of a blackberry scone, and the company of our friends, and the warmth of the summer wind at night, and be grateful for it. We can be nothing, and choose to be miserable about it, like you—or we can be nothing, but choose to be happy, and let that be purpose enough. Which sounds more worthwhile to you?”
― The Teller of Small Fortunes
― The Teller of Small Fortunes
“I was more than old enough to know that evil could present a fair face, but I had never heard that it got tired. Quite the opposite, really. Evil is relentlessly energetic.”
― Hemlock & Silver
― Hemlock & Silver
“Whatever comes of it, I’ll learn more than I know now.” “Unless,” I pointed out, “you die.” He shrugged. “Well. We all have to stop learning sometime.”
― A Far Better Thing
― A Far Better Thing
“You think there’s more to it?” “I certainly hope not. But we don’t survive on hopes and prayers.” “Is that the official position of the Order of Clerics?”
― Cursed Cocktails
― Cursed Cocktails
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