I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.
J. R. R. TOLKIENThen Merry heard of all sounds in that hour the strangest. It seemed that Dernhelm laughed, and the clear voice was like the ring of steel. But no living man am I!
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He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.
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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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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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I will not walk backward in life.
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No Victory Without Suffering
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May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.
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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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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.
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Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?
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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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False hopes are more dangerous than fears.
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All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost.
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Where there’s life there’s hope, and need of vittles.
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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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