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!
J. R. R. TOLKIENWhere there’s life there’s hope, and need of vittles.
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A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.
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Fair speech may hide a foul heart.
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I am the clue-finder, the web-cutter, the stinging fly. I was chosen for the lucky number.
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May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.
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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.
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It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.
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It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.
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Even the smallest person can change the course of the future
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A hunted man sometimes wearies of distrust and longs for friendship.
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Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
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Never laugh at live dragons.
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Living by faith includes the call to something greater than cowardly self-preservation.
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How do you move on? You move on when your heart finally understands that there is no turning back.
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I warn you, if you bore me, I shall take my revenge.
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Fear both the heat and the cold of your heart, and try to have patience, if you can.
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