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And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth. And for two and a half thousand years, the ring passed out of all knowledge.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Deep Forget History Knowledge Lost
Some who have read the book, or at any rate have reviewed it, have found it boring, absurd, or contemptible, and I have no cause to complain, since I have similar opinions of their works, or of the kinds of writing that they evidently prefer.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Book Mad Myself Opinion Reading Writing
May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Moon Sun Walk Wings Yourself
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Enjoyment Sad Time Yourself
But in the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Darkness End Hope
So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.
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End Fantasy Snow
A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Fear Himself Man
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Death Deserve End Himself Judgement Life Live Wisdom
Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Animal Death Voice Wings
Living by faith includes the call to something greater than cowardly self-preservation.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Faith Greatness Live
It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Healing Philosophy Revenge
Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for the wise to know.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Alone Memories Old Pay Wife Wisdom
A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Fairytale Safety True World
I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

End Happiness Myself Togetherness
It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Body Spirit Strength
He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Dream Himself Season See Strange Time Vision Wild

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