“As the story grew, it put down roots into the past and threw out unexpected branches .”
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“As the story grew, it put down roots into the past and threw out unexpected branches .”
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“grows like a seed in the dark out of the leaf-mould of the mind: out of all that has been seen or thought or read, that has long ago been forgotten, descending into the deeps.”
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“So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.”
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“Pippin glanced in some wonder at the face now close beside his own, for the sound of that laugh had been gay and merry. Yet in the wizard's face he saw at first only lines of care and sorrow...”
“I will take the Ring,' [Frodo] said, 'though I do not know the way.”
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“Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. My heart tells me that Gollum has some...”
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“We set out to save the Shire, Sam and it has been saved - but not for me.”
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“Then holding the star aloft and the bright sword advanced, Frodo, hobbit of the Shire, walked steadily down to meet the eyes.”
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“This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down.”
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“Winter is nearly gone. Time flows on to a spring of little hope.”
“I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence. I much prefer history – true or feigned– with its var...”
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“Books ought to have good endings.How would this do: and they all settled down and lived together happily ever after?”
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“The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot forever fence it out.”
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“So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending!”
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“I dislike Allegory - the conscious and intentional allegory - yet any attempt to explain the purport of myth or fairytale must use allegorical language.”
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“Hobbits are an unobtrusive but very ancient people, more numerous formerly than they are today; for they love peace and quiet and good tilled earth: a well-ordered and well-farmed countrysid...”
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“If you really want to know what Middle-earth is based on, it's my wonder and delight in the earth as it is, particularly the natural earth.”
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“A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid.”
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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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“They say it is the first step that costs the effort. I do not find it so. I am sure I could write unlimited 'first chapters'. I have indeed written many.”
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