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.
J. R. R. TOLKIENShort cuts make long delays.
More J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
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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.
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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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Not all those who wander are lost.
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What does your heart tell you?
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I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.
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Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?
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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.
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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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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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It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.
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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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The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot for ever fence it out.
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You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.
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Don’t go where I can’t follow!
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For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.
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