So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending!

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"Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars."

- J. R. R. Tolkien

Inspiration

"Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick."

- J. R. R. Tolkien

Inspiration

"Home is behind, the world ahead."

- J. R. R. Tolkien

Ambition

"His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom."

- J. R. R. Tolkien

Wisdom

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"When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world."

- Norman Vincent Peale

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"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."

- Anaïs Nin

Change

"Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Change

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes."

- William James

Change

"If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one."

- Dolly Parton

Change