I am the friend of bears and the guest of eagles. I am Ringwinner and Luckwearer; and I am Barrel-rider.
J. R. R. TOLKIENIt’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.
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I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.
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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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All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost.
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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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I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
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Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.
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Sorry! I don’t want any adventures, thank you. Not Today. Good morning! But please come to tea -any time you like! Why not tomorrow? Good bye!
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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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The road goes ever on and on
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Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
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I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.
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And he took her in his arms and kissed her under the sunlit sky, and he cared not that they stood high upon the walls in the sight of many.
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I want to be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.
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For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.
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The wise speak only of what they know
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