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“And how did you escape, and yet he did not, so mighty a man as he was, and only orcs to withstand him?’ Pippin flushed and forgot his fear. ‘The mightiest man may be slain by one arrow,’ he said; ‘and Boromir was pierced by many.”

Book:The Return of the King

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“The car was waiting for him, and in twenty minutes, he passed under the Broken Heart sign that used to read Tender Oak. Edward found it ironic that it was March. The harvest would begin soon. He’d first arrived at this place seventy-five years ago at the age of ten, in March, just before the harvest.”

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Book:One More Life to Live

Source: One More Life to Live

“The holiday village had sprung up in Bryant Park, and the ice rink and booths were bustling with early Christmas shoppers. It smelled like fried food and scented candles, mixed with the occasional blast of diesel from the traffic inching along 42nd Street. When I think of how New York City smells, this is it.”

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Author:Edward Williams

“[U]sing the bathroom in space is a decent metaphor for life in general: it's awkward, it takes courage and practice, and it gets a little easier if you can learn something and laugh about it.”

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Book:Peeing and Pooping in Space: A 100% Factual Illustrated History

Source: Peeing and Pooping in Space: A 100% Factual Illustrated History

“But since you must fail, being human, it is better to fail in an excess of daring, than an excess of cowardice.”

Growth Courage Risk Failure Human Bravery Daring Bold

Book:Liber Aleph vel CXI: The Book of Wisdom or Folly

Source: Liber Aleph vel CXI: The Book of Wisdom or Folly

“There is a way out of the labyrinth. Some men do escape the unconscious bonds to the Mother. They are liberated, not from Her, but from their submission to their own longing for rest and sanctuary. But only their daily courage and vigilance, their work on themselves, keeps them from slipping back.”

Change Courage Psychology

Book:Under Saturn's Shadow: The Wounding and Healing of Men

Source: Under Saturn's Shadow: The Wounding and Healing of Men

“To leave the comforts of home, the mother world, one must have some place to go.”

Change Courage Psychology

Book:Under Saturn's Shadow: The Wounding and Healing of Men

Source: Under Saturn's Shadow: The Wounding and Healing of Men

“Wield forth your nerves of steel, With your heart soaked in honey. Wield forth your vision valiant, With your feet grounded in humility.”

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Book:Iman Insaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat: Pani, Agua, Water, It's All One

Source: Iman Insaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat: Pani, Agua, Water, It's All One

“Reconsideration is hard; it takes courage.”

Courage Reflection Reconsideration

Book:A Swim in a Pond in the Rain

Source: A Swim in a Pond in the Rain

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