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“I don't think things ought to be done because you are able to do them. I think they should be done because you ought to do them.”
― The Once and Future King
― The Once and Future King
“I like it when somebody gets excited about something. It's nice.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then — to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.”
― The Once and Future King
― The Once and Future King
“Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon.”
― Winnie-the-Pooh
― Winnie-the-Pooh
“If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she's late?”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
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