“How can I leave my mark on the world, I thought, unless I get out there first and see it?”
― Shoe Dog
― Shoe Dog
“There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
“So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
“Hard work is critical, a good team is essential, brains and determination are invaluable, but luck may decide the outcome.”
― Shoe Dog
― Shoe Dog
“Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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