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...and for a great deal it seemed good to him, for in the music there were no flaws.

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But the sons of Men die indeed, and leave the world; wherefore they are called the Guests or the Strangers. Death is their fate, the gift of Illúvatar...more

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Few can see wither their road will lead them, till they comes to it's end. - Gimli

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Through Rohan over fen and field where the long grass growsThe West Wind goes walking, and about the walls it goes.What news from the West, oh wanderi...more

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The ‘Elves’ are ‘immortal’, at least as far as this world goes: and hence are concerned rather with the griefs and burdens of deathlessness in time an...more

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Human stories are practically always about one thing, really, aren't they? Death. The inevitability of death. . .. . . (quoting an obituary) 'There is...more

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On their deathbed men will speak true, they say.

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All that is gold does not glitter,Not all those who wander are lost.

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I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo."So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them ...more

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Not all those who wander are lost.

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Of the twelve companions of Thorin, ten remained. Fili and Kili had fallen defending him with shield and body, for he was their mother’s elder brother...more

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It seemed like all the way to tomorrow and over it to the days beyond.

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They were at the end of their journey, but as far as ever, it seemed, from the end of their quest.

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Then hope unlooked-for came so suddenly to Eomer's heart, and with it the bite of care and fear renewed, that he said no more, but turned and went swi...more

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End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path. One that we all must take.