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In sorrow we must go, but not in despair. Behold! we are not bound for ever to the circles of the world, and beyond them is more than memory.

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You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.
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Fantasy Yourself
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
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Fantasy Live
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.
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Greatness See Tree Wake Up
His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.
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Darkness Forget Grief Heart Himself Teaching Wisdom
I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.
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Evil Myself Tears
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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Adventure Morning Myself Time Yourself
I warn you, if you bore me, I shall take my revenge.
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Myself Revenge
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
May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.
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Moon Sun Walk Wings Yourself
A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds.
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Fairytale Safety True World
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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Adventure Difficult Myself
I was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to
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Habit Myself Old Present Talk Wisdom
The wise speak only of what they know
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Knowledge Talk Wisdom
The whole thing is quite hopeless, so it’s no good worrying about tomorrow. It probably won’t come.
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Goodness Hope Quite Worry
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
It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.
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Job Philosophy Start

In sorrow we must go, but not in despair. Behold! we are not bound for ever to the circles of the world, and beyond them is more than memory.

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