May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.
J. R. R. TOLKIENLiving by faith includes the call to something greater than cowardly self-preservation.
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And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth. And for two and a half thousand years, the ring passed out of all knowledge.
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There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.
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It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
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You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.
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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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How do you move on? You move on when your heart finally understands that there is no turning back.
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I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.
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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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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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I am the clue-finder, the web-cutter, the stinging fly. I was chosen for the lucky number.
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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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The whole thing is quite hopeless, so it’s no good worrying about tomorrow. It probably won’t come.
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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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A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds.
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So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.
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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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What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!’
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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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The wise speak only of what they know
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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.
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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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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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It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.
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Even the smallest person can change the course of the future
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Courage is found in unlikely places.
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