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“Life is about experience... You can't hold on to everything”

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Sarah Addison Allen is an American author born in 1971. Her works are known for their fantasy and romance elements, which have won the hearts of readers. more

“Aragorn threw back his cloak. The elven-sheath glittered as he grasped it, and the bright blade of Andúril shone like a sudden flame as he swept it out. 'Elendil!' he cried. 'I am Aragorn, son of Arathorn, and am called Elessar, the Elfstone, Dúnadan, the heir of Isildur Elendil's son of Gondor. Here is the Sword that was Broken and is forged again! Will you aid me or thwart me? Choose swiftly!”

Son Broken Aids Flames Cried Blades Heirs Cloaks Forged Gondor

Book:The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings

Source: The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings

“If no one cares for you at all, do you even really exist?”

Ifs Care Will Herondale No One Cares Care For You

Book:The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess

Source: The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess

“The most common ego identifications have to do with possessions, the work you do, social status and recognition, knowledge and education, physical appearance, special abilities, relationships, person and family history, belief systems, and often nationalistic, racial, religious, and other collective identifications. None of these is you.”

“Ingratitude is amongst them a capital crime, as we read it to have been in some other countries: for they reason thus; that whoever makes ill-returns to his benefactor, must needs be a common enemy to the rest of the mankind, from where he has received no obligations and therefore such man is not fit to live.”

Men Needs Has Beens Country Reason Common Enemy Mankind Crime Return Fit Ill Obligation Other Countries Ingratitude Benefactors Common Enemy

Author:Jonathan Swift

“This made me reflect, how vain an attempt it is for a man to endeavor to do himself honor among those who are out of all degree of equality or comparison with him.”

Men Made Honor Degrees Vain Comparison Endeavor

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Jonathan Swift (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Jonathan Swift (Illustrated)

“Evermore in the world is this marvelous balance of beauty and disgust, magnificence and rats.”

World Beauty Balance Disgusting Marvelous Rats Magnificence Evermore

Book:Essays and Lectures

Source: Essays and Lectures

“Doing what needs to be done may not make you happy, but it will make you great.”

Needs May Done Greatness Make You Happy

Author:George Bernard Shaw

“You may fetter my leg, but Zeus himself cannot get the better of my free will.”

May Legs Free Will Zeus Fetters

Author:Epictetus

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