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. 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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Courage is found in unlikely places.
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No Victory Without Suffering
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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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So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.
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All’s well that ends better.
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Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters.
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I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.
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In sorrow we must go, but not in despair. Behold! we are not bound for ever to the circles of the world, and beyond them is more than memory.
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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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I am he that buries his friends alive and drowns them and draws them alive again from the water. I came from the end of a bag, but no bag went over me.
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It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.
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