Yet the Duke of Wellington was surely right when he said that a man might as well tell the history of a ball, meaning a dance, as write the story of a battle.
“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
― The Fellowship of the Ring
“Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.”
― The Lord of the Rings
― The Lord of the Rings
“NO ADMITTANCE EXCEPT ON PARTY BUSINESS.”
― The Lord of the Rings
― The Lord of the Rings
“Are you very much attached to money?’ asked Stephen. ‘I love it passionately,’ said Jack, with truth ringing clear in his voice. ‘I have always been poor, and I long to be rich.”
― Master and Commander
― Master and Commander
“Don’t adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on the story.”
― The Lord of the Rings
― The Lord of the Rings
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