“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.”
― The Return of the King
― The Return of the King
“The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
― The Importance of Being Earnest
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