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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.

J. R. R. Tolkien

A hunted man sometimes wearies of distrust and longs for friendship.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Friendship Man Trust
Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.
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Advice Danger Deep Gift Wisdom
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Break Light Power Wake Up
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Deserve Myself Philosophy Yourself
In this hour, I do not believe that any darkness will endure.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Believe Darkness Endurance Myself
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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Adventure Difficult Myself
Your time may come. Do not be too sad, Sam. You cannot be always torn in two. You will have to be one and whole, for many years. You have so much to enjoy and to be, and to do.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Enjoyment Sad Time Yourself
So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.
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End Fantasy Snow
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Himself Kiss Romantic Sky
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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Laughter Live Man Sound Strange Voice
A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds.
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Fairytale Safety True World
How do you move on? You move on when your heart finally understands that there is no turning back.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Heart Understand Yourself
You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Fantasy Yourself
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Book Mad Myself Opinion Reading Writing
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?
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Feeling Goodness Morning Myself Yourself
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. TOLKIEN

Death Horror Spiritual Time

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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