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It is not enough to be a good person. It is necessary to do good things. Terry Pratchett
The whole of life is just like watching a film. Only it's as though you always get in ten minutes after… Terry Pratchett
Genius is always allowed some leeway, once the hammer has been pried from its hands. Terry Pratchett
People's whole lives do pass in front of their eyes before they die. The process is called living. Terry Pratchett
If you don't turn your life into a story, you just become a part of someone else's story. Terry Pratchett
Where's my cow? Is that my cow? It goes hruuugh. It is a hippopotamus. That's not my cow. Terry Pratchett
If you want your writing to be taken seriously, don't marry and have kids, and above all, don't die. But… Ursula K. Le Guin
What is love of one's country? Is it hate of one's uncountry? Ursula K. Le Guin
The artist deals with what cannot be said in words. Ursula K. Le Guin
All have their worth and each contributes to the worth of the others. J.R.R. Tolkien
To the end he had been faithful, and one of the strongest. J.R.R. Tolkien
Despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. J.R.R. Tolkien
Few can foresee whither their road will lead them, till they come to its end. J.R.R. Tolkien
He who cannot cast away a treasure at need is in fetters. J.R.R. Tolkien
Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? J.R.R. Tolkien
The road must be trod, but it will be very hard. And neither strength nor wisdom will carry us far upon it. J.R.R. Tolkien
Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave it with regret? There are better things ahead… C.S. Lewis
Reason is the natural organ of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning. C.S. Lewis
Now is our chance to show the whole world that we fear neither life nor death. C.S. Lewis
The term is over: the holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning. C.S. Lewis
Power is a curious thing. Who lives and who dies. Power resides where men believe it resides. George R.R. Martin
A craven can be as brave as any man, when there is nothing to fear. George R.R. Martin
Love is the bane of honor, the death of duty. George R.R. Martin
Sleep is good, and books are better. George R.R. Martin
Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open. J.K. Rowling
The truth is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution. J.K. Rowling
You think the dead we loved ever truly leave us? J.K. Rowling
Curiosity is not a sin. But we should exercise caution with our curiosity. J.K. Rowling
The consequences of our actions are always so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future is a… J.K. Rowling
Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies. J.K. Rowling
To the people who look at the stars and wish. Sarah J. Maas
We need not have the same losses to recognize the same pain. Sarah J. Maas
You make me want to live, not just survive. Sarah J. Maas
I would have torn the world apart to save you. Sarah J. Maas
Be glad of your human heart. Pity those who have none. Sarah J. Maas
Knowledge was its own kind of currency. Leigh Bardugo
We are all someone's monster. Leigh Bardugo
Crows remember human faces. They remember the people who feed them, who are kind to them. Leigh Bardugo
Adventures sound like a fine thing, but really they are uncomfortable. V.E. Schwab
Memories were like wine. A new bottle felt full of promise, but the older a vintage got, the more bitter… V.E. Schwab
It is the simplest things that are the hardest to learn. Robin Hobb
We have to find our own way through this life. Robin Hobb
The real story of the Fall depends on a tiny detail. Rick Riordan
Knowledge isn't always power. Sometimes it's a burden. Rick Riordan
Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes. Rick Riordan
Stand together and you have nothing to fear. Rick Riordan
We live and breathe words. Cassandra Clare
There is no pretending. I will love you until I die. Cassandra Clare
The courage of the heart is very rare. The stone had a power to make me forget what it is to be human. Cassandra Clare
Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. Laini Taylor
Wishes were sweet little buds of hope you carried in your heart. Laini Taylor
There are wolves all over, but the ones that are dangerous are the ones inside your head. Maggie Stiefvater
Everything is good when it's a dream, until you wake up. Maggie Stiefvater
It is a curious fact, but every single member of staff comes equipped with a heart. Jonathan Stroud
Books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside them. Cornelia Funke
Isn't it odd how much fatter a book gets when you've read it several times? Cornelia Funke
Mankind is not condemned, for free will allows us to find our own way. Terry Goodkind
Life is the future, not the past. Terry Goodkind
Death is lighter than a feather, duty heavier than a mountain. Robert Jordan
A man who trusts everyone is a fool, and a man who trusts no one is a fool. We are all fools, if we live… Robert Jordan
What cannot be changed must be endured. Robert Jordan
Doing what's right is no guarantee against misfortune. David Eddings
A weapon is a tool. If you respect it and learn its nature, it will serve you. Tamora Pierce
Growing up means realizing your parents are people too. Tamora Pierce
Heroes know that things must happen when it is time for them to happen. Peter S. Beagle
You can't change other people. You can only change yourself. Kristin Cashore
It's astonishing just how much of what we are can be tied to the beds we wake up in in the morning. Neil Gaiman
Each person who ever was or is or will be has a song. Neil Gaiman
You're alive. That means you have infinite potential. Neil Gaiman
Sometimes the wolf is the kindest creature in the forest. Neil Gaiman
Nothing is more disappointing than attaining your heart's desire. Lev Grossman
That is the gift the gods gave you, the gift of hope. Susan Cooper
Grief is the price we pay for love. Lois McMaster Bujold
The cure for despair is choosing to act. Lois McMaster Bujold
Some things were worth doing even if they could not be finished. Naomi Novik
Fear isn't a reason to stop. It's a reason to keep your eyes open. Naomi Novik
The world is built on contradictions; that does not make it false. Andrzej Sapkowski
To bear what must be borne is the price of a long memory. Patricia McKillip
True wisdom comes from understanding how little we truly know. Tad Williams
There are things that words cannot reach, and feeling is one of them. Roger Zelazny
We are all the heroes of our own stories. Holly Black
We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the… Lloyd Alexander
Pain makes us human, but it does not have to make us cruel. Tomi Adeyemi
Nothing changes, Vasya. Things are, or they are not. Katherine Arden
There is no safety. There is only the choice of how you will be unsafe. Garth Nix
I am your wingmate. I will not leave you. Brandon Sanderson
Sometimes a coward's the only one who can save everybody. Brandon Sanderson
The greatest victories are often the ones nobody sees. Sarah J. Maas
From the words of the Making, only a fool would build a wall against the sea. Ursula K. Le Guin
A wizard's power of Changing and of Summoning can shake the balance of the world. Ursula K. Le Guin
The flag of stupidity flies highest over the heads of the certain. Terry Pratchett
Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. Terry Pratchett
Most gods find it hard to walk and think at the same time. Terry Pratchett
A change of perspective is worth 80 IQ points. Terry Pratchett
Sometimes you have to choose to keep going, even when there's no reason to hope. Brandon Sanderson
We are stronger together than we are apart. Brandon Sanderson
The most important words a man can say are, I will do better. Brandon Sanderson
Failure isn't an end. It's a step. Brandon Sanderson
Not all tears are an evil. J.R.R. Tolkien
The board is set, the pieces are moving. We come to it at last. J.R.R. Tolkien
Hands of a king are the hands of a healer. J.R.R. Tolkien
A hunted man sometimes wearies of distrust and longs for friendship. J.R.R. Tolkien
Let us remember our fallen kindred, and let us be glad we knew them. J.R.R. Tolkien
Courage is not the absence of fear, but the strength to go on in spite of it. Brandon Sanderson
A man is what he chooses to become, not what he was born to be. Christopher Paolini
Hold on to hope, even when the world tells you to let it go. Sarah J. Maas
The smallest light can still hold back the dark. Susan Cooper
The most important step a man can take. It's not the first one, is it? It's the next one. Always the next… Brandon Sanderson
You cannot have my pain. You cannot have it! Brandon Sanderson
Journey before destination. Sometimes the journey is all we have. Brandon Sanderson
I will take responsibility for what I have done. If I must fall, I will rise each time a better man. Brandon Sanderson
Sometimes a hypocrite is nothing more than a man in the process of changing. Brandon Sanderson
The truest courage is not in charging into battle, but in standing firm against your own despair. Brandon Sanderson
Belief is overrated. It is what you do that matters. Brandon Sanderson
It's better to assume the best of people and be disappointed than to assume the worst and be right. Brandon Sanderson
A man's accomplishments sometimes outlive him; unfortunately, his mistakes usually do as well. Brandon Sanderson
Power is not control. Power is letting go. Brandon Sanderson
You can't change where you've been, but you can change where you're going. Brandon Sanderson
Sometimes we find the truth we need by speaking lies. Brandon Sanderson
In the end, it wasn't a dream that drove them on; it was the dreaming. Terry Pratchett

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