Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters.
J. R. R. TOLKIENI am the friend of bears and the guest of eagles. I am Ringwinner and Luckwearer; and I am Barrel-rider.
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There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
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All’s well that ends better.
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Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.
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I wished to be loved by another,’ [Éowyn] answered. ‘But I desire no man’s pity.
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Yes, I am here. And you are lucky to be here too after all the absurd things you’ve done since you left home.
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Fair speech may hide a foul heart.
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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?
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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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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 the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.
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Not all those who wander are lost.
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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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What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!’
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Short cuts make long delays.
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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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