“The road must be trod, but it will be very hard. And neither strength nor wisdom will carry us far upon it. This quest may be attempted by the weak with as much hope as the strong. Yet it is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: Small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere.”
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“Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunk Christian.”
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
“Never speak disrespectfully of Society, Algernon. Only people who can’t get into it do that.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
― The Importance of Being Earnest
“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
“All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does, and that is his.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
― The Importance of Being Earnest
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