...some people might think our lives dull and uneventful, but it does not seem so to us....it is not travel and adventure that make a full life. There are adventures of the spirit and one can travel in books and interest oneself in people and affairs. One need ever be dull as long as one has friends to help, gardens to enjoy and books in the long winter evenings. D.E. Stevenson
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The great writer, J.R.R. Tolkien, said: "Those who seek to comfort themselves with the thought that life is dull and uneventful should not look so complacently on the lives of their neighbors." There are many ways to live a full life, and it is up to each of us to find them if we want them. Not everyone needs to travel or get into fights for fun. It is also possible to fill your life with books and friends and still end up having a full and interesting life.

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