He means to succeed, and a man who has centuries before him can afford to wait and to go slow.
DraculaIt was another country. It was a country for the young, a country where you died before you got old.
The Dream ThievesCan a farmer plants his seeds and then demand the crops to grow before harvest?
The Extremely Successful Salesman's Club...perhaps great sins start as simple weakness, and the consistent placing of self before others.
Execution DockKeep the guests company, and mind your asses! Stay out of the hall before my chamber!
In Empires and EmbracesKnowing that you knew everything about us before we were born Lord, your love is amazing
Eyes to HeavenThe vast majority of incest begins years before the earliest conceivable age of consent. p4
Father-daughter IncestHave you never picked up a book you've read before, and found it speaks to you in a new way?
The Forbidden LibraryOh! That was poetry!" said Pippin. "Do you really mean to start before the break of day?
The Fellowship of the Ring...How terrible, those dreams before sleep were—the worse kind, mixing hope with despair...
A Familiar Rain