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It is perilous to study too deeply the arts of the Enemy, for good or for ill.

J. R. R. Tolkien

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Decision Inspirational Time
A hunted man sometimes wearies of distrust and longs for friendship.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Friendship Man Trust
I am he that buries his friends alive and drowns them and draws them alive again from the water. I came from the end of a bag, but no bag went over me.
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Alive End Friendship Himself Myself
I will not walk backward in life.
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Inspirational Life Myself Walk
A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds.
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Fairytale Safety True World
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
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Food Gold Happiness Value World
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Book Mad Myself Opinion Reading Writing
I want to be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.
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Growth Healing Love Myself
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Death Deserve End Himself Judgement Life Live 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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Fantasy Friendship Myself
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
Courage is found in unlikely places.
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Courage Place
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Fantasy Live
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
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Break Light Power Wake Up

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