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“Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.”
― G.K. Chesterton

“One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
― Plato

“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?”
― George Eliot

“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.”
― Hunter S. Thompson

“There may come a time in the career of every sociologist when it is his solemn duty to raise hell.”
― Edward Alsworth Ross, Seventy Years of It: An Autobiography

“A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.”
― Anonymous

“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“To be humble to superiors is a duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.”
― Benjamin Franklin

“Every situation--nay, every moment--is of infinite worth; for it is the representative of a whole eternity.”
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“DWIGHT:

Stay smart. Stay cool. It's time to prove to you're friends that you're worth a damn.
Sometimes that means dying.
Sometimes it means killing a whole lot of people.”
― Frank Miller, Sin City, Vol. 3: The Big Fat Kill

“If you're 50 years old or younger, give every book about 50 pages before you decide to commit yourself to reading it, or give it up.

If you're over 50, which is when time gets shorter, subtract your age from 100 - the result is the number of pages you should read before deciding whether or not to quit. If you're 100 or over you get to judge the book by its cover, despite the dangers in doing so.”
― Nancy Pearl

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

“The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet, when we want shoes.”
― Jonathan Swift

“Hey, girls, you're beautiful. Don't look at those stupid magazines with sticklike models. Eat healthy and exercise. That's all. Don't let anyone tell you you're not good enough. You're good enough, you are too good. Love your family with all your heart and listen to it. You are gorgeous, whether you're a size 4 or 14. It doesn't matter what you look like on the outside, as long as you're a good person, as long as you respect others. I know it's been told hundreds of times before, but it's true. Hey, girls, you are beautiful.”
― Gerard Way

“So people keep asking me what this badge is for... this badge makes me the sheriff, the sheriff of Emo town, so get your straight irons and eyeliner ready!”
― Gerard Way

“The Devil got landed with a shitty job, he has to deal with assholes everyday, he's probably bored as hell.”
― Gerard Way

“I learned that the world doesn't want to be saved, and it will fucking punch you in the face if you try.”
― Gerard Way

“How wrong we were to think that immortality meant never dying.”
― Gerard Way

“Be yourself, don't take anyone's shit, and never let them take you alive!”
― Gerard Way

“Art is the weapon”
― Gerard Way

“Time is a slippery thing: lose hold of it once, and its string might sail out of your hands forever.”
― Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See

“Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. Don't let the bastards grind you down.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

“The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky

“You were once wild here. Don’t let them tame you.”
― Isadora Duncan, Isadora Speaks: Uncollected Writings and Speeches of Isadora Duncan

“I’ll tell you this: if the people want to elect shit, then they’ll elect original-brand shit every time, not the rehashed instant shit you want to offer.”
― Marc-Uwe Kling, Qualityland: Visit Tomorrow, Today!