"his old life lay behind in the..." - Quote by J R R Tolkien
his old life lay behind in the mists, dark adventure lay in front.
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“If we all got angry together something might be done.”
“I have talked quite long enough about my own follies. The thing is to finish the thing as devised and then let it be judged. But forgive me! It is written in my life-blood, such as that is, thick or thin; and I can no other.”
“It is no bad thing celebrating a simple life.”
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“There are dreadful moments when death comes very near those we love, even if for the time being it passes by. But life is a great adventure, and the worst of all fears is the fear of living.”
“Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick.”
“You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!”