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. TOLKIENEnd? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path. One that we all must take.
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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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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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The whole thing is quite hopeless, so it’s no good worrying about tomorrow. It probably won’t come.
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May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.
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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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Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.
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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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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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False hopes are more dangerous than fears.
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Fair speech may hide a foul heart.
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The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.
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You can only come to the morning through the shadows.
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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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It is perilous to study too deeply the arts of the Enemy, for good or for ill.
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The road goes ever on and on
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