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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.

J. R. R. Tolkien

I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Feeling Myself
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Gold Lost Old Philosophy Strong
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Fantasy Live
Yes, I am here. And you are lucky to be here too after all the absurd things you’ve done since you left home.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Mad Myself Yourself
A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Fear Himself Man
I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

End Happiness Myself Togetherness
A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds.
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Fairytale Safety True World
I will not walk backward in life.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Inspirational Life Myself Walk
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
Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Anger Fantasy Quick
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Love Myself Philosophy Warrior Weapon
He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Dream Himself Season See Strange Time Vision Wild
The whole thing is quite hopeless, so it’s no good worrying about tomorrow. It probably won’t come.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Goodness Hope Quite Worry
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
Don’t go where I can’t follow!
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Absence Myself Travel
Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Animal Death Voice Wings
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Death Horror Spiritual Time
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Himself Myself Path See Walk
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Food Gold Happiness Value World
What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!’
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Fantasy Himself
You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Fantasy Yourself
In this hour, I do not believe that any darkness will endure.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Believe Darkness Endurance Myself
May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Moon Sun Walk Wings Yourself
The wise speak only of what they know
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Knowledge Talk Wisdom
I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Evil Myself Tears
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Alone Memories Old Pay Wife Wisdom
Your time may come. Do not be too sad, Sam. You cannot be always torn in two. You will have to be one and whole, for many years. You have so much to enjoy and to be, and to do.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Enjoyment Sad Time Yourself

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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