A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.
J. R. R. TOLKIENCome, Mr. Frodo!’ he cried. ‘I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you.
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For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.
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What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!’
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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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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.
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The way is shut. It was made by those who are Dead, and the Dead keep it, until the time comes. The way is shut.
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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.
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What does your heart tell you?
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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.
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Don’t adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on on the story.
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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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Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters.
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There are no safe paths in this part of the world. Remember you are over the Edge of the Wild now, and in for all sorts of fun wherever you go.
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Even the smallest person can change the course of the future
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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.
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I warn you, if you bore me, I shall take my revenge.
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