The whole thing is quite hopeless, so it’s no good worrying about tomorrow. It probably won’t come.
J. R. R. TOLKIENMay the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.
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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 was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to
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I want to be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.
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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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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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There are no safe paths in this part of the world. Remember you are over the Edge of the Wild now, and in for all sorts of fun wherever you go.
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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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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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For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
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Even the smallest person can change the course of the future
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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 the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
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No Victory Without Suffering
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I wished to be loved by another,’ [Éowyn] answered. ‘But I desire no man’s pity.
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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.
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