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. TOLKIENIn a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
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Even the smallest person can change the course of the future
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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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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 warn you, if you bore me, I shall take my revenge.
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But in the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.
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So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.
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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 will not walk backward in life.
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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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It is perilous to study too deeply the arts of the Enemy, for good or for ill.
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Then Merry heard of all sounds in that hour the strangest. It seemed that Dernhelm laughed, and the clear voice was like the ring of steel. But no living man am I!
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You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.
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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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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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I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.
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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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Fear both the heat and the cold of your heart, and try to have patience, if you can.
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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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End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path. One that we all must take.
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Come, Mr. Frodo!’ he cried. ‘I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you.
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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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Short cuts make long delays.
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I want to be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.
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What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!’
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In this hour, I do not believe that any darkness will endure.
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I am the friend of bears and the guest of eagles. I am Ringwinner and Luckwearer; and I am Barrel-rider.
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