J. R. R. Tolkien, fully John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Hullo! said Merry. So that?s what is bothering you? Now, Pippin my lad, don?t forget Gildor?s saying?the one Sam used to quote: Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. But our whole life for months has been one long meddling in the affairs of Wizards, said Pippin. I should like a bit of information as well as danger. I should like a look at that ball. Go to sleep! said Merry. You?ll get information enough, sooner or later. My dear Pippin, no Took ever beat a Brandybuck for inquisitiveness; but is it this time, I ask you? All right! What?s the harm in my telling you what I should like: a look at that stone? I know I can?t have it, with old Gandalf sitting on it, like a hen on an egg. But it doesn?t help much to get no more from you than a you-can?t-have-it-so-go-to-sleep! Well, what else could I say? said Merry. I?m sorry, Pippin, but you really must wait till the morning. I?ll be as curious as you like after breakfast, and I?ll help you in any way I can at wizard-wheedling. But I can?t keep awake any longer. If I yawn any more, I shall split at the ears. Good night!

J. R. R. Tolkien, fully John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Few other griefs amid the ill chances of this world have more bitterness and shame for a man's heart than to behold the love of a lady so fair and brave that cannot be returned.

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J. R. R. Tolkien, fully John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Good Morning! said Bilbo, and he meant it. The sun was shining, and the grass was very green. But Gandalf looked at him from under long bushy eyebrows that stuck out further than the brim of his shady hat. What do you mean? he said. Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on? All of them at once, said Bilbo. And a very fine morning for a pipe of tobacco out of doors, into the bargain... Good morning! he said at last. We don't want any adventures here, thank you! You might try over The Hill or across The Water. By this he meant that the conversation was at an end. What a lot of things you do use Good morning for! said Gandalf. Now you mean that you want to get rid of me, and that it won't be good till I move off.

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J. R. R. Tolkien, fully John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

His rage passes description - the sort of rage that is only seen when rich folk that have more than they can enjoy suddenly lose something that they have long had but have never before used or wanted.

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J. R. R. Tolkien, fully John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

I do really wish to destroy it!' cried Frodo. 'Or, well, to have it destroyed. I am not made for perilous quests. I wish I had never seen the Ring! Why did it come to me? Why was I chosen?

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J. R. R. Tolkien, fully John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

I want to be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.

Aims | Authenticity | People |

J. R. R. Tolkien, fully John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

His old life lay behind in the mists, dark adventure lay in front.

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