A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds.
J. R. R. TOLKIENShort cuts make long delays.
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May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.
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The wise speak only of what they know
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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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The whole thing is quite hopeless, so it’s no good worrying about tomorrow. It probably won’t come.
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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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You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.
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Yes, I am here. And you are lucky to be here too after all the absurd things you’ve done since you left home.
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Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.
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All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not wrecked by the frost.
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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.
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How do you move on? You move on when your heart finally understands that there is no turning back.
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Fear both the heat and the cold of your heart, and try to have patience, if you can.
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It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.
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I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
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A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.
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