“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
“When he heard there was nothing to eat, he sat down and wept… “Why did I ever wake up!” he cried.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
“After some time he felt for his pipe. It was not broken, and that was something. Then he felt for his pouch, and there was some tobacco in it, and that was something more. Then he felt for matches and he could not find any at all, and that shattered his hopes completely.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
“If only that dratted wizard would leave young Frodo alone, perhaps he'll settle down and grow some hobbit-sense,' they said. And to all appearance the wizard did leave Frodo alone, and he did settle down, but the growth of hobbit-sense was not very noticable.”
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“Good stories deserve a little embellishment.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
― J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
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