

“Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
― The Fellowship of the Ring

“It is good to be a cynic — it is better to be a contented cat — and it is best not to exist at all.”
― Collected Essays 5: Philosophy, Autobiography and Miscellany
― Collected Essays 5: Philosophy, Autobiography and Miscellany

“The coldest depth of Hell is reserved for people who abandon kittens.”
― Friday
― Friday

“Of course it is exhausting, having to reason all the time in a universe which wasn't meant to be reasonable.”
― Breakfast of Champions
― Breakfast of Champions

“Holding this soft, small living creature in my lap this way, though, and seeing how it slept with complete trust in me, I felt a warm rush in my chest. I put my hand on the cat's chest and felt his heart beating. The pulse was faint and fast, but his heart, like mine, was ticking off the time allotted to his small body with all the restless earnestness of my own.”
― The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
― The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
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