

“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

“Not all those who wander are lost.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
― The Fellowship of the Ring

“Long days and pleasant nights.”
― The Gunslinger
― The Gunslinger

“It is important to acquire early in life the power of reading sense wherever you happen to be.”
― Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
― Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life

“Call a jack a jack. Call a spade a spade. But always call a whore a lady. Their lives are hard enough, and it never hurts to be polite.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind

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