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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.

J. R. R. Tolkien

Yes, I am here. And you are lucky to be here too after all the absurd things you’ve done since you left home.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Mad Myself Yourself
What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!’
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Fantasy Himself
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
Where there’s life there’s hope.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Hope Life
Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Darkness Faith Himself Road
No Victory Without Suffering
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Suffering Victory
Come, Mr. Frodo!’ he cried. ‘I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Carry Fantasy Himself Romantic Yourself
A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Fairytale Safety True World
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Fantasy Live
Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Anger Fantasy Quick
A hunted man sometimes wearies of distrust and longs for friendship.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Friendship Man Trust
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Break Light Power Wake Up
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!
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Laughter Live Man Sound Strange Voice
His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Darkness Forget Grief Heart Himself Teaching Wisdom
There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Mystery Philosophy Quite Yourself
I am he that buries his friends alive and drowns them and draws them alive again from the water. I came from the end of a bag, but no bag went over me.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Alive End Friendship Himself Myself

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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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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