“The stars are far brighter
Than gems without measure,
The moon is far whiter
Than silver in treasure;
The fire is more shining
On hearth in the gloaming
Than gold won by mining,
So why go a-roaming?
O! Tra-la-la-lally
Come back to the Valley.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Than gems without measure,
The moon is far whiter
Than silver in treasure;
The fire is more shining
On hearth in the gloaming
Than gold won by mining,
So why go a-roaming?
O! Tra-la-la-lally
Come back to the Valley.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
“A nice pickle they were all in now: all neatly tied up in sacks, with three angry trolls (and two with burns and bashes to remember) sitting by them, arguing whether they should roast them slowly, or mince them fine and boil them, or just sit on them one by one and squash them into jelly.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
“This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected.”
― The Hobbit
― The Hobbit
“You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one.”
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“Alive without breath,
As cold as death;
Never thirsty, ever drinking,
All in mail never clinking.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
As cold as death;
Never thirsty, ever drinking,
All in mail never clinking.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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