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I wished to be loved by another,’ [Éowyn] answered. ‘But I desire no man’s pity.

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Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
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Death Deserve End Himself Judgement Life Live Wisdom
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
It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
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Body Spirit Strength
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
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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Mystery Philosophy Quite Yourself
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
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
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
The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them.
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Enough War World
I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.
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End Happiness Myself Togetherness
Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.
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Advice Danger Deep Gift Wisdom
Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters.
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Animal Death Voice Wings
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
I am the clue-finder, the web-cutter, the stinging fly. I was chosen for the lucky number.
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Choice Myself
How shall a man judge what to do in such times?’
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Judgement Man Time
But in the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.
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Darkness End Hope

I wished to be loved by another,’ [Éowyn] answered. ‘But I desire no man’s pity.

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