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Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick.

J. R. R. Tolkien

The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot for ever fence it out.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Philosophy World Yourself
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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Adventure Difficult Myself
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
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Fantasy Live
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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Alone Memories Old Pay Wife Wisdom
A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.
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Fear Himself Man
The road goes ever on and on
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Road Travel
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
It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Business Danger Road
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?
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Feeling Goodness Morning Myself Yourself
The whole thing is quite hopeless, so it’s no good worrying about tomorrow. It probably won’t come.
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Goodness Hope Quite Worry
I warn you, if you bore me, I shall take my revenge.
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Myself Revenge
Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters.
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Animal Death Voice Wings
The wise speak only of what they know
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Knowledge Talk Wisdom
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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Adventure Morning Myself Time Yourself
Where there’s life there’s hope, and need of vittles.
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Hope Life Need
You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Fantasy Yourself

Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick.

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Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick.

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