What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!’
J. R. R. TOLKIENEven the smallest person can change the course of the future
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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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False hopes are more dangerous than fears.
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Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
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No Victory Without Suffering
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You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.
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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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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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Never laugh at live dragons.
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Short cuts make long delays.
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Even the smallest person can change the course of the future
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Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.
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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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Courage is found in unlikely places.
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It is perilous to study too deeply the arts of the Enemy, for good or for ill.
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Don’t adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on on the story.
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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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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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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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I will not walk backward in life.
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Don’t go where I can’t follow!
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Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters.
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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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For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
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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.
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The road goes ever on and on
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