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From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring. Renewed shall be blade that was broken, the crownless again shall be king.

J. R. R. Tolkien

A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Fear Himself Man
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Darkness Greatness Grief Growth Love Place World
How do you move on? You move on when your heart finally understands that there is no turning back.
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Heart Understand Yourself
No Victory Without Suffering
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Suffering Victory
It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.
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Beyond Doubt End See
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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Alive End Friendship Himself Myself
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Gold Lost Old Philosophy Strong
Your time may come. Do not be too sad, Sam. You cannot be always torn in two. You will have to be one and whole, for many years. You have so much to enjoy and to be, and to do.
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Enjoyment Sad Time Yourself
Where there’s life there’s hope.
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Hope Life
The road goes ever on and on
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Road Travel
I am looking for someone to share in an adventure that I am arranging, and it’s very difficult to find anyone.’
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Adventure Difficult Myself
Come, Mr. Frodo!’ he cried. ‘I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Carry Fantasy Himself Romantic Yourself
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Book Mad Myself Opinion Reading Writing
The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Enough War World
What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!’
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Fantasy Himself
His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Darkness Forget Grief Heart Himself Teaching Wisdom

From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring. Renewed shall be blade that was broken, the crownless again shall be king.

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