

“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby

“If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!”
― Frankenstein
― Frankenstein

“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 Fellowship of the Ring
"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 Fellowship of the Ring

“A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.”
― The Art of The Return of the King
― The Art of The Return of the King

“Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
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