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Wisdom Quotes · Page 54
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“The raw materials of story are the raw materials of all human cultures.”
“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.”
“But just because you've seen something, it doesn't mean you stop looking.”
“It is not the trappings that make the prince, nor, indeed, the sword that makes the warrior.”
“Most of us are called on to perform tasks far beyond what we believe we can do.”
“I have learned there is greater honor in a field well plowed than in a field steeped in blood.”
“There is truth in all things, if you understand them well.”
“Look closer into your heart. You may find your opinion to be somewhat different.”
“Speak up, my boy. If you want truth, you should begin by giving it.”
“The seeking counts more than the finding. So, too, must the striving count more than the gain.”
“The deeds of a man, not the words of a prophecy, are what shape his destiny.”
“Where there is no joy there can be no courage; and without courage all other virtues are useless.”
“Each thing in its way, when true to its own character, is equally beautiful.”
“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.”
“The earth, like the sun, like the air, belongs to everyone — and to no one.”
“The longest journey begins with a single step, not with the turn of an ignition key.”
“Photographs deceive time, freezing it on a piece of cardboard where the soul is silent.”
“Courage is a virtue appreciated in a male but considered a defect in our gender.”
“Memory is fiction. We select the brightest and the darkest, ignoring what we are ashamed of.”