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

J. R. R. Tolkien

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 more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Children Food Goodness Kindness Value World
What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!’
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Fantasy Himself
So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.
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End Fantasy Snow
A hunted man sometimes wearies of distrust and longs for friendship.
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Friendship Man Trust
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
I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.
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Feeling Myself
Don’t adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on on the story.
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Adventure Carry End Story
And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth. And for two and a half thousand years, the ring passed out of all knowledge.
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Deep Forget History Knowledge Lost
End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path. One that we all must take.
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Death End Journey Path
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
In this hour, I do not believe that any darkness will endure.
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Believe Darkness Endurance Myself
And he took her in his arms and kissed her under the sunlit sky, and he cared not that they stood high upon the walls in the sight of many.
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Himself Kiss Romantic Sky
Fair speech may hide a foul heart.
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Fake Heart Hide Talk
Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Animal Death Voice Wings
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Decision Inspirational Time

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