Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick.
J. R. R. TOLKIENCome, Mr. Frodo!’ he cried. ‘I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you.
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You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.
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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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How do you move on? You move on when your heart finally understands that there is no turning back.
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Fair speech may hide a foul heart.
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What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!’
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So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.
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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.
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Not all those who wander are lost.
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May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.
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It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.
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I am the clue-finder, the web-cutter, the stinging fly. I was chosen for the lucky number.
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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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Fear both the heat and the cold of your heart, and try to have patience, if you can.
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It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.
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There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.
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