I warn you, if you bore me, I shall take my revenge.
J. R. R. TOLKIENSome 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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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.
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His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.
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What does your heart tell you?
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How shall a man judge what to do in such times?’
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I am in fact, a hobbit in all but size
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I will not walk backward in life.
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Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.
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The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot for ever fence it out.
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How do you move on? You move on when your heart finally understands that there is no turning back.
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
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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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It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
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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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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.
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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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