Many that live deserve death. And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then be not too eager to deal out death in the name of justice, fearing for your own safety. Even the wise cannot see all ends.

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J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord Of the Rings, Book Four, Chapter One (via twotimestwo)

This is more proper citation format, though I would still prefer it if the character were cited before the author.