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. TOLKIENCourage is found in unlikely places.
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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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In sorrow we must go, but not in despair. Behold! we are not bound for ever to the circles of the world, and beyond them is more than memory.
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Yes, I am here. And you are lucky to be here too after all the absurd things you’ve done since you left home.
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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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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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I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.
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For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
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It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
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It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.
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Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.
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Not all those who wander are lost.
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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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I wished to be loved by another,’ [Éowyn] answered. ‘But I desire no man’s pity.
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I warn you, if you bore me, I shall take my revenge.
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But in the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.
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