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whenever i see a red sun i stare at it and say "a red sun rises, blood has been spilled this night" like legolas and i feel so badass and mysterious but i probably just look like some random nerd

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End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one we all must take. The grey rain curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass. And then you see it: white shores, and beyond, a far green country, under a swift sunrise.

Gandalf the White, TLotRTRotK

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“‘I don’t want to answer a string of questions while I am eating. I want to think!’ 'Good heavens!’ said Pippin. 'At breakfast?’”

— Frodo Baggins and Peregrin Took, JRR Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

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— Gandalf, The Grey Havens

Paintings by John Howe, Paul Lasaine, Ted Nasmith, and Alan Lee

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

― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

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my favorite quote ever from lotr books.

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"'I'd given up hope, almost. I couldn't find you.'

'Well, you have now, Sam, dear Sam,' said Frodo, and he lay back in Sam's gentle arms, closing his eyes, like a child at rest when night-fears are driven away by some loved voice or hand.

Sam felt that he could sit like that in endless happiness."

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

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Every time I read or watch Lord of the Rings I can’t help but think about how Tolkien had survived one of the bloodiest, most cruel, most dirtiest and darkest wars in human history, came back and wrote this:

“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”

And this:

"'I wish it need not have happened in my time,' said Frodo.

'So do I,' said Gandalf, 'and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.'"

And this:

"I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend."

And this:

“Many that live deserve death and some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be so eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the wise cannot see all ends."

And this:

“True courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one.”

And clearly they were all written partly because he survived the war, because of what he’d seen and done and learned. But at the same time the unwillingness to lose faith, the courage and strength that this man had to believe in these things after going through hell! It makes the nihilists look so cheap, so uninteresting! People who’ve went through concentration camps and wars believe in humanity anyway, isn’t that proof that hope and love exist? And many, many, many of them did not return or returned broken and cruel and traumatised to the point when no faith in others was possible for them, and nobody can blame them. But there were many who refused to lose faith and hope. They have seen some the worst that life has to offer and came back believing that we shouldn’t be eager to deal out death and judgement and should love only that which the sword defends.

No matter how many people say that humanity is horrible and undeserving of love, and life is dark and worthless, and love doesn’t exist I remember this and have hope anyway. Because there were people who have actually had all reason to believe in the worst and still believed in the good, so the good must be real. The good is real, even despite the evil, and we must trust in it.

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dandelion

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I live my life a quarter-mile at a time. Nothing else matters: not the mortgage, not the store, not my team, and all their bullshit. For those ten seconds or less, I'm free.

-Dominic Toretto

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“I used to say I live my life a quarter mile at a time. And I think that’s why we were brothers. Because you did, too. No matter where you are, whether it’s a quarter mile away or halfway across the world, you’ll always be with me. And you’ll always be my brother.”

— Dominic Toretto

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You asked me why I let Dom go. I did it, because at that moment, I respected him more than I did myself. One thing I've learned from Dom is that nothing matters unless you have a code.

-Brian O'Conner

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Dom: *nudges Brian at 3am* Pretty fucked up that we depict the moon as a girl and the sun as a boy. They’re just floating rocks in space. Bri? Wake up, Brian! Listen! They’re sexless!

Brian: The sun isn’t a rock, go back to sleep.

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The Zodiac Signs’ Search History (Emo Version):

Look at sun, moon, rising, venus and mars. You don’t have to relate to these, they are just based off of my observations.  

Aries: 

How can I express my feelings without looking weak? 

Why do I always have to be brave? 

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Taurus: 

Why am I always the same when everyone around me is constantly changing and evolving? Will I be left behind? 

Why do I fall for people so easily? 

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Gemini: 

How can I stop unintentionally hurting people?

When can I stop succumbing to society’s expectations of me?

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Cancer: 

Why do people always take advantage of me? 

When will I stop feeling guilty? 

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Leo: 

Will anyone remember me when I’m gone?

How can I be the most fun person in the room, and be myself at the same time?

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Virgo: 

When will I start loving myself? 

Will this obsession with perfection completely destroy me?

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Libra: 

Why can’t I express myself easily and freely? 

Why do I crave solitude, but want people around me at the same time?

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Scorpio: 

How can I stop doubting and suspecting people’s intentions? 

When can I be just enough? Not too much or not too little? 

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Sagittarius: 

Where do I fit in? Do I fit in?

What is my purpose in life? 

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Capricorn: 

When will I ever be truly satisfied with myself? 

Why do I always have to confront and face the truth? 

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Aquarius: 

Why do I feel so alone in a crowded room? 

Why do I easily get tired of people, and then cut them out of my life?

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Pisces: 

When will I stop blaming people for my mistakes? 

How can I move on from the past and focus on the present and future? 

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Love, Interdependence, and Existence 

Walk Humbly-Sam Wells / The Orange-Wendy Cope / all about love-bell hooks / Being Alive-Stephen Sondheim / Next Of Kin-Lucy Dacus / Wendy Cope / Sam Wells

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“How different things might be if, rather than saying ‘I think I’m in love,’ we were saying ‘I’ve connected with someone in a way that makes me think I’m on the way to knowing love.’ Or if instead of saying ‘I am in love’ we say ‘I am loving’ or ‘I will love.’”

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bell hooks, All About Love: New Visions

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All About Love, bell hooks | On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, Ocean Vuong  ( @anditslove )