Eddie

“But I have been too deeply hurt, Sam. I tried to save the Shire, and it has been saved, but not for me. It must often be so, Sam, when things are in danger: some one has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

“I am haunted by humans.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

“And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

“Despite your best efforts, people are going to be hurt when it's time for them to be hurt.”
― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood