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‘For who would lie idle when the king has returned?’
“His lesson is as simple and direct as Fred was: Human kindness will always make life better.”
― The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
― The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
“Truly amazing, what people can get used to, as long as there are a few compensations.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“One of the most radical figures of contemporary history never ran a country or led a battle. . . . He became a legend by wearing a cardigan and taking off his shoes. . . . Rogers was a genius of empathy . . . fearless enough to be kind.”
― The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
― The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,’ said Frodo. ‘So do I,’ said Gandalf, ‘and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
― The Lord of the Rings
― The Lord of the Rings
“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost;”
― The Lord of the Rings
― The Lord of the Rings
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