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Sam: I made a promise, Mr Frodo. A promise. “Don’t you leave him Samwise Gamgee.” And I don’t mean to. I don’t mean to.
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It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.
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There comes a point in your life when you realize:
Who matters,
Who never did,
Who won’t anymore,
And who always will.
So, don’t worry about people from your past, there’s a reason why they didn’t make it to your future.
Who matters,
Who never did,
Who won’t anymore,
And who always will.
So, don’t worry about people from your past, there’s a reason why they didn’t make it to your future.
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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
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A room without books is like a body without a soul.
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The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.
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The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.
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I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close.
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Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.
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I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.
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And that’s the day I knew there was this entire life behind things, and… this incredibly benevolent force, that wanted me to know there was no reason to be afraid, ever.
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The way to write a book is to actually write a book. A pen is useful, typing is also good. Keep putting words on the page.
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Sex is part of nature. I go along with nature.
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Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind.
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May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.
