I am the friend of bears and the guest of eagles. I am Ringwinner and Luckwearer; and I am Barrel-rider.
J. R. R. TOLKIENAll 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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The whole thing is quite hopeless, so it’s no good worrying about tomorrow. It probably won’t come.
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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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Come, Mr. Frodo!’ he cried. ‘I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you.
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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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What does your heart tell you?
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I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.
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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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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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In this hour, I do not believe that any darkness will endure.
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Courage is found in unlikely places.
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The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot for ever fence it out.
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Living by faith includes the call to something greater than cowardly self-preservation.
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The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them.
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No Victory Without Suffering
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I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.
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