A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds.
J. R. R. TOLKIENBut in the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.
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I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.
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Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick.
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You can only come to the morning through the shadows.
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It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.
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Short cuts make long delays.
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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 am the clue-finder, the web-cutter, the stinging fly. I was chosen for the lucky number.
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In this hour, I do not believe that any darkness will endure.
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What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!’
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I warn you, if you bore me, I shall take my revenge.
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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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A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.
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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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Not all those who wander are lost.
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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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