The way is shut. It was made by those who are Dead, and the Dead keep it, until the time comes. The way is shut.
J. R. R. TOLKIENHis grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.
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False hopes are more dangerous than fears.
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How shall a man judge what to do in such times?’
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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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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!
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Never laugh at live dragons.
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Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?
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All’s well that ends better.
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Don’t go where I can’t follow!
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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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Not all those who wander are lost.
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I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.
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I will not walk backward in life.
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What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!’
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A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds.
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But in the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.
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