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The true secret in being a hero lies in knowing the order of things. … Things must happen when it is time for them to happen.

— Peter S. Beagle The Last Unicorn (1968)

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Don't look back, and don't run. You must never run from anything immortal; it attracts their attention.

The Last Unicorn (1982)

The one delusion you never had in your life was the one about the permanence of happiness.

A Fine and Private Place (1960)

There are honest people in the world, but only because the devil considers their asking prices ridiculous.

A Fine and Private Place (1960)

I am infected with life and will die of it in time.

A Fine and Private Place (1960)

Beautiful is a word for young people. Beauty is a phase you grow through, like acne.

A Fine and Private Place (1960)

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