From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring. Renewed shall be blade that was broken, the crownless again shall be king.
J. R. R. TOLKIENIn a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
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He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.
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Your time may come. Do not be too sad, Sam. You cannot be always torn in two. You will have to be one and whole, for many years. You have so much to enjoy and to be, and to do.
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I am the clue-finder, the web-cutter, the stinging fly. I was chosen for the lucky number.
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Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
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It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.
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But in the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.
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A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.
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No Victory Without Suffering
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I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
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I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.
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Fair speech may hide a foul heart.
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Where there’s life there’s hope.
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I am looking for someone to share in an adventure that I am arranging, and it’s very difficult to find anyone.’
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All’s well that ends better.
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The road goes ever on and on
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It is perilous to study too deeply the arts of the Enemy, for good or for ill.
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Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
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End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path. One that we all must take.
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All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not wrecked by the frost.
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There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
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His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.
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In this hour, I do not believe that any darkness will endure.
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I want to be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.
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Sorry! I don’t want any adventures, thank you. Not Today. Good morning! But please come to tea -any time you like! Why not tomorrow? Good bye!
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I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.
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You can only come to the morning through the shadows.
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