“He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
― The Fellowship of the Ring
“You must learn some of my philosophy. Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― The Four Loves
― The Four Loves
“I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.”
― The Return of the King
― The Return of the King
“Where did you go to, if I may ask?' said Thorin to Gandalf as they rode along.
To look ahead,' said he.
And what brought you back in the nick of time?'
Looking behind,' said he.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
To look ahead,' said he.
And what brought you back in the nick of time?'
Looking behind,' said he.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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