“Don't let the bastards grind you down.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“For in every adult there dwells the child that was, and in every child there lies the adult that will be.”
― The Book of Lost Things
― The Book of Lost Things
“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
“Without music, life would be a mistake.”
― Twilight of the Idols
― Twilight of the Idols
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