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.
J. R. R. TOLKIENI am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.
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I am the clue-finder, the web-cutter, the stinging fly. I was chosen for the lucky number.
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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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Where there’s life there’s hope.
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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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In this hour, I do not believe that any darkness will endure.
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It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.
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His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.
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He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.
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May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.
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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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Not all those who wander are lost.
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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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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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I was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to
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All’s well that ends better.
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Where there’s life there’s hope, and need of vittles.
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You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.
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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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May the hair on your toes never fall out!
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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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The road goes ever on and on
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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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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.
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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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All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost.
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I want to be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.
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