In my life
There are so many questions and answers
That somehow seem wrong
In my life
There are times when I catch in the silence
The sigh of a faraway song
And it sings
Of a world that I long to see
Out of reach
Just a whisper away
Waiting for me.
- Cosette, Les Miserables
I think the truth is that most people are afraid of absolute honesty. They’re always hoping that what they know as reality or fact can be changed by pretending the world is otherwise. If they say that they are rich, or handsome, or clever, perhaps those things will come true. Not many people have the strength to stand before the mirror and see themselves as they truly are. - Gregory, the Truth-Teller’s Tale
‘“But it’s so ridiculous!” I exclaimed. “Why would that be any fun at all? Who would want to pretend to be someone she’s not?”
Gregory cocked his head to one side. “Someone whose ordinary life is hard or full of trouble. That person might like to escape into someone else’s personality for a while.”’
- The Truth-Teller’s Tale
For each of us, life is a story. There are characters, conflicts, plot developments, crises, interludes, twists, and resolutions. Sometimes the story makes sense; sometimes it doesn’t. But there’s value in the story itself, even when you can’t add up the parts and understand the whole. A good story can lead you towards insight - perhaps wisdom - regardless of whether or not you fully understand it. - Jack, Storyteller
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‘Verily, that way lies our hope, where sits our greatest fear. Doom hangs still on a thread. Yet hope there is still, if we can but stand unconquered for a little while.’ - Gandalf, the Two Towers
‘Come, Aragorn son of Arathorn! Do not regret your choice in the valley of Emyn Muil, nor call it a vain pursuit. You chose amidst doubts the path that seemed right: the choice was just, and it has been rewarded. For so we have met in time, who otherwise might have met too late.’ - Gandalf, the Two Towers
‘Hold your ground, hold your ground. Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers. I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of woes and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down, but it is not this day. This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you stand, Men of the West!’ - Aragorn, the Return of the King, the Lord of the Rings
‘It is the damp of the first spring rain. I do not believe this darkness will endure.’ - Faramir, the Return of the King, the Lord of the Rings
