But in the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.
J. R. R. TOLKIENA safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds.
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You can only come to the morning through the shadows.
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I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.
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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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The wise speak only of what they know
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I am the friend of bears and the guest of eagles. I am Ringwinner and Luckwearer; and I am Barrel-rider.
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False hopes are more dangerous than fears.
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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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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.
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Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
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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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Don’t adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on on the story.
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I come from under the hill, and under the hills and over the hills my paths led. And through the air, I am he that walks unseen.
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And then her heart changed, or at least she understood it; and the winter passed, and the sun shone upon her.
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The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them.
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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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Then Merry heard of all sounds in that hour the strangest. It seemed that Dernhelm laughed, and the clear voice was like the ring of steel. But no living man am I!
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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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A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds.
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It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
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Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.
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Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters.
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Never laugh at live dragons.
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Fear both the heat and the cold of your heart, and try to have patience, if you can.
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It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.
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Where there’s life there’s hope.
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Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.
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