“The truth may hurt, but it is never so agonizing as the dagger of lies we tell ourselves.”
― Dreamtreaders
― Dreamtreaders
“Do you dislike your role in the story, your place in the shadow? What complaints do you have that the hobbits could not have heaved at Tolkien? You have been born into a narrative, you have been given freedom. Act, and act well until you reach your final scene.”
― Notes From The Tilt-A-Whirl: Wide-Eyed Wonder in God's Spoken World
― Notes From The Tilt-A-Whirl: Wide-Eyed Wonder in God's Spoken World
“Sometimes the way forward is the way back.”
― Ghost
― Ghost
“A heart, it turns out, could be fanged though the body might still appear whole.
And he saw now that he had in his own way been singing the fanging song all along”
― Wingfeather Tales
And he saw now that he had in his own way been singing the fanging song all along”
― Wingfeather Tales
“Sometimes standing against evil is more important than defeating it. The greatest heroes stand because it is right to do so, not because they believe they will walk away with their lives. Such selfless courage is a victory in itself.”
― Dandelion Fire
― Dandelion Fire
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