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“The secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude.”
― One Hundred Years of Solitude
― One Hundred Years of Solitude
“I'm an atheist, but I believe in art. I go to galleries like my mother went to church. It helps me understand the way I live.”
― Seven Days in the Art World
― Seven Days in the Art World
“Ah, child and youth, if you knew the bliss which resides in the taste of knowledge, and the evil and ugliness that lies in ignorance, how well you are advised to not complain of the pain and labor of learning.”
― The Treasure of the City of Ladies
― The Treasure of the City of Ladies
“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
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