I wished to be loved by another,’ [Éowyn] answered. ‘But I desire no man’s pity.
J. R. R. TOLKIENCourage is found in unlikely places.
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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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I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.
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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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I am he that buries his friends alive and drowns them and draws them alive again from the water. I came from the end of a bag, but no bag went over me.
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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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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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Even the smallest person can change the course of the future
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I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.
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Come, Mr. Frodo!’ he cried. ‘I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you.
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He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.
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The road goes ever on and on
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It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.
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If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
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I will not walk backward in life.
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