I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.
J. R. R. TOLKIENHis grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.
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Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.
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A hunted man sometimes wearies of distrust and longs for friendship.
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There are no safe paths in this part of the world. Remember you are over the Edge of the Wild now, and in for all sorts of fun wherever you go.
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Where there’s life there’s hope.
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I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
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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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May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.
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Sorry! I don’t want any adventures, thank you. Not Today. Good morning! But please come to tea -any time you like! Why not tomorrow? Good bye!
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I wished to be loved by another,’ [Éowyn] answered. ‘But I desire no man’s pity.
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Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
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It is perilous to study too deeply the arts of the Enemy, for good or for ill.
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Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for the wise to know.
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It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
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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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For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
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