From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring. Renewed shall be blade that was broken, the crownless again shall be king.
J. R. R. TOLKIENSorry! 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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Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.
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And then her heart changed, or at least she understood it; and the winter passed, and the sun shone upon her.
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There are no safe paths in this part of the world. Remember you are over the Edge of the Wild now, and in for all sorts of fun wherever you go.
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It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
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Fair speech may hide a foul heart.
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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.
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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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There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
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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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Not all those who wander are lost.
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I was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to
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I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.
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In this hour, I do not believe that any darkness will endure.
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Living by faith includes the call to something greater than cowardly self-preservation.
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What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!’
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