Assorted J.R.R. Tolkien Starters
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“Adventures are not all pony-rides in May-sunshine.”
“All's well that ends better.”
“Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.”
“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?”
“Don't go where I can't follow!”
“False hopes are more dangerous than fears.”
“Farewell! I go to find the Sun!”
“I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things.”
“I warn you, if you bore me, I shall take my revenge.”
“I was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to.”
“I will not walk backward in life.”
“I wished to be loved by another. But I desire no man's pity.”
“If by my life or death I can protect you, I will.”
“It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.”
“May you ever appear where you are most needed and least expected!”
“Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.”
“Someone else always has to carry on the story.”
“The road goes ever on and on.”
“The whole thing is quite hopeless, so it's no good worrying about tomorrow. It probably won't come.”
“The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them.”
“What does your heart tell you?”
“Where there's life there's hope, and need of vittles.”
“Yes, I am here. And you are lucky to be here too after all the absurd things you've done since you left home.”
“You have nice manners for a thief and a liar.”
