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“It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass.”

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J. R. R. Tolkien

J.R.R. Tolkien was an English writer, best known for his fantasy literature, most notably The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit. His works have had a profound impact on modern fantasy literature. more

“From my stone pillow I have dreamed dreams of the mortal world above. I have heard its voices, its new music, as lullabies as I lie in my grave. I have envisioned its fantastical discoveries. I have known its courage in the timeless sanctum of my thoughts. And though it shuts me out with its dazzling forms, I long for one with the strength to roam it fearlessly, to ride the Devil's Road through its heart.”

World Heart Long Dream Form Lying Voice Known Heard Devil Discovery Stones Graves Mortals Timeless My Thoughts Pillow Dazzling New Music Lullaby

Book:The vampire Lestat

Source: The vampire Lestat

“Fiordland, a vast tract of mountainous terrain that occupies the south-west corner of South Island, New Zealand, is one of the most astounding pieces of land anywhere on God's earth, and one's first impulse, standing on a cliff top surveying it all, is simply to burst into spontaneous applause.”

Firsts Earth Nature Pieces Land Standing West South Corners Impulse Islands Spontaneous Cliffs Applause New Zealand Terrain

Book:Last Chance To See

Source: Last Chance To See

“And then, just when you think that you have experienced all the wonders that this world has to offer, you round a peak and suddenly think you're doing the whole thing over again, but this time on drugs.”

Thinking World Whole Nature Wonder This World Drug Offers Rounds

Book:Last Chance To See

Source: Last Chance To See

“And yet," said Poirot, "suppose an accident-" "Ah, no, my friend-" "From your point of view it would be regrettable, I agree. But nevertheless let us just for one moment suppose it. Then, perhaps, all these here are linked together - by death.”

Said Moments Would Be Together Views My Friends Agree Accidents Point Of View Nevertheless Linked

Book:Five complete Hercule Poirot novels

Source: Five complete Hercule Poirot novels

“Are you thankful for not being young?' 'Yes, sir. If I was young, it would all have to be gone through again, and the end would be a weary way off, don't you see?”

Ifs Way Ends Would Be Young Gone Weary

Book:Our Mutual Friend

Source: Our Mutual Friend

“I certainly must,' said she. 'This sensation of listlessness, weariness, stupidity, this disinclination to sit down and employ myself, this feeling of everything's being dull and insipid about the house! I must be in love; I should be the oddest creature in the world if I were not.”

Ifs World Should Said Feelings House Creatures Down And Stupidity Dull Sensations Weariness Insipid

Book:Emma

Source: Emma

“I'm suprised he doesn't send Christmas cards," Antonio said. "I can see them now. Tasteful, embossed veilum cards, the best he can steal. Little notes in perfect penmanship,"Happy holidays. Hope everyone is well. I sliced up Ethan Ritter in Miami and scattered his remains in the Atlantic. Best wishes for the new year. Karl.”

Source: Werewolves: Book One: Bitten, Stolen and Beginnings

“All her life she'd been warned that men were slaves to their desires, that they held their impulses in barely controlled check. A woman--a lady--must be very, very careful of her actions so she did not put spark to the gunpowder that was a man's libido.”

Men Action Desire Slave Careful Checks Impulse Controlled Sparks Gunpowder Libido

Author:Elizabeth Hoyt

“It takes two flints to make a fire.”

Source: Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…

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