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Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.

J. R. R. Tolkien

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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Book Mad Myself Opinion Reading Writing
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
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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Death Horror Spiritual Time
Even the smallest person can change the course of the future
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Change Future Person
I am the friend of bears and the guest of eagles. I am Ringwinner and Luckwearer; and I am Barrel-rider.
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Fantasy Friendship Myself
But in the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.
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Darkness End Hope
Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for the wise to know.
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Alone Memories Old Pay Wife Wisdom
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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Change Heart Herself Sun Understand
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
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Fantasy Live
It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.
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Dragon Himself Leave Live Myself
I will not walk backward in life.
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Inspirational Life Myself Walk
Yes, I am here. And you are lucky to be here too after all the absurd things you’ve done since you left home.
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Mad Myself Yourself
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
How do you move on? You move on when your heart finally understands that there is no turning back.
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Heart Understand Yourself
Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
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Anger Fantasy Quick
Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Advice Danger Deep Gift Wisdom

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