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For even the very wise cannot see all ends.

J. R. R. Tolkien

I come from under the hill, and under the hills and over the hills my paths led. And through the air, I am he that walks unseen.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Himself Myself Path See Walk
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
It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
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Body Spirit Strength
His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.
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Darkness Forget Grief Heart Himself Teaching Wisdom
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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Beautiful Beyond End Light Thinking
Courage is found in unlikely places.
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Courage Place
It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.
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Job Philosophy Start
I wished to be loved by another,’ [Éowyn] answered. ‘But I desire no man’s pity.
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Desire Kindness Love Man Myself
The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them.
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Enough War World
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
You can only come to the morning through the shadows.
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Morning Yourself
How do you move on? You move on when your heart finally understands that there is no turning back.
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Heart Understand Yourself
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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Deserve Myself Philosophy Yourself
But in the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.
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Darkness End Hope
End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path. One that we all must take.
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Death End Journey Path
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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Gold Lost Old Philosophy Strong

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