"Though mortal Men have little life beside the span of the Elves, they would rather spend it in battle than fly or submit. The defiance of Húrin Thalio...
Courage is found in unlikely places.
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"It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
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"You have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have.
"Not all that have fallen are vanquished.
"Living by faith includes the call to something greater than cowardly self-preservation.
"So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.
"Somehow the killing of the giant spider, all alone by himself in the dark without the help of the wizard or the dwarves or of anyone else, made a grea...
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"I'll get there, if I leave everything but my bones behind," said Sam. "And I'll carry Mr. Frodo up myself, if it breaks my back and heart.