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.
J. R. R. TOLKIENShort cuts make long delays.
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I wished to be loved by another,’ [Éowyn] answered. ‘But I desire no man’s pity.
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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.
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End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path. One that we all must take.
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May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.
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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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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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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.
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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 am the friend of bears and the guest of eagles. I am Ringwinner and Luckwearer; and I am Barrel-rider.
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It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.
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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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I come from under the hill, and under the hills and over the hills my paths led. And through the air, I am he that walks unseen.
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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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Courage is found in unlikely places.
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I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.
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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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How shall a man judge what to do in such times?’
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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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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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Living by faith includes the call to something greater than cowardly self-preservation.
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The wise speak only of what they know
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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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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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I want to be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.
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In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
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It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.
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