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. TOLKIENHis grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.
More J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
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Where there’s life there’s hope.
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I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.
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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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Deserves it! I daresay he does. 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. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
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You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
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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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It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
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In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
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How do you move on? You move on when your heart finally understands that there is no turning back.
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You can only come to the morning through the shadows.
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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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Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.
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I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.
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Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.
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