“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.”
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“Life's a forge! Yes, and hammer and anvil, too! You'll be roasted, smelted, and pounded, and you'll scarce know what's happening to you. But stand boldly to it! Metal's worthless till it's shaped and tempered! More labor than luck. Face the pounding, don't fear the proving; and you'll stand well against any hammer and anvil.”
― Taran Wanderer
― Taran Wanderer
“There are no rules, and those are the rules.”
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“What! I don't care about being a princess! And since I'm already a young lady, how else could I behave? That's like asking a fish not to swim!"
~Princess Eilonwy, daughter of Angharad, daughter of Regat, of the Royal house of Llyr”
― The Castle of Llyr
~Princess Eilonwy, daughter of Angharad, daughter of Regat, of the Royal house of Llyr”
― The Castle of Llyr
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