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“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.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
― The Fellowship of the Ring

“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― The Salmon of Doubt
― The Salmon of Doubt

“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”
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“Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
― The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
― The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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