False hopes are more dangerous than fears.
J. R. R. TOLKIENDon’t adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on on the story.
More J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
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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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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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The way is shut. It was made by those who are Dead, and the Dead keep it, until the time comes. The way is shut.
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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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I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.
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I warn you, if you bore me, I shall take my revenge.
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The whole thing is quite hopeless, so it’s no good worrying about tomorrow. It probably won’t come.
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Then 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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May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.
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May the hair on your toes never fall out!
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It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.
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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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Courage is found in unlikely places.
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It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.
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End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path. One that we all must take.
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