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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

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.
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Darkness Faith Himself Road
So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.
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End Fantasy Snow
And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth. And for two and a half thousand years, the ring passed out of all knowledge.
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Deep Forget History Knowledge Lost
I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.
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Evil Myself Tears
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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Children Food Goodness Kindness 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.
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Book Mad Myself Opinion Reading Writing
He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.
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Break Himself Path Wisdom
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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Feeling Goodness Morning Myself Yourself
It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.
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Job Philosophy Start
Come, Mr. Frodo!’ he cried. ‘I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you.
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Carry Fantasy Himself Romantic Yourself
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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Fun Path Remember Safety Wild World
A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds.
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Fairytale Safety True World
The wise speak only of what they know
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Knowledge Talk Wisdom
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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Break Light Power Wake Up
I was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to
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Habit Myself Old Present Talk Wisdom
What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!’
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Fantasy Himself

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