Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
J. R. R. TOLKIENIn a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
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Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters.
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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’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.
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May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.
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The way is shut. It was made by those who are Dead, and the Dead keep it, until the time comes. The way is shut.
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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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I am in fact, a hobbit in all but size
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You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.
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I come from under the hill, and under the hills and over the hills my paths led. And through the air, I am he that walks unseen.
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I will not walk backward in life.
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I wished to be loved by another,’ [Éowyn] answered. ‘But I desire no man’s pity.
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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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Short cuts make long delays.
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Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
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Fair speech may hide a foul heart.
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