All lives are composed of two basic elements," the squirrel said, "purpose and poetry. By being ourselves, squirrel and raven, we fulfill the first requirement, you in flight and I in my tree. But there is poetry in the meanest of lives, and if we leave it unsought we leave ourselves unrealized. A life without food, without shelter, without love, a life lived in the rainโthis is nothing beside a life without poetry.
Peter S. BeagleLir said, "It is my right. A hero is entitled to his happy ending, when it comes at last." But Schmendrick answered, "This is not the end, either for you or for her.
Peter S. BeagleYou ever want to see real witchcraft, you watch people protecting their comfort, their beliefs.
Peter S. BeagleBut I still feel I waste a lot of time leaning on my elbow and thinking to myself, 'alright sucker, now what?'
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