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.
J. R. R. TOLKIENHow shall a man judge what to do in such times?’
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What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!’
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It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.
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I am in fact, a hobbit in all but size
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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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I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.
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May the hair on your toes never fall out!
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May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.
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It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
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His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.
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All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost.
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So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.
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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.
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The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them.
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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.
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Not all those who wander are lost.
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