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If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.

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But in the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.
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Darkness End Hope
Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
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Anger Fantasy Quick
What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!’
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Fantasy Himself
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
The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.
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Darkness Greatness Grief Growth Love Place World
What does your heart tell you?
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Heart Talk Yourself
Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
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Death Deserve End Himself Judgement Life Live Wisdom
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
I warn you, if you bore me, I shall take my revenge.
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Myself Revenge
I wished to be loved by another,’ [Éowyn] answered. ‘But I desire no man’s pity.
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Desire Kindness Love Man Myself
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
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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Business Danger Road
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
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
For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.
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Beautiful Beyond End Light Thinking
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

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