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.
("The Return of the King")
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We have sworn, and not lightly. This oath we will keep. We are threatened with many evils, and treason not least but one thing is not said that we shall suffer from cowardice, from cravens or the fear of cravens. Therefore I say that we will go on, and this doom I add the deeds that we shall do shall be the matter of song until the last days of Arda.
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Follow what may, great deeds are not lessened in worth.
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Memory is not what the heart desires. That is only a mirror, be it clear as Kheled-zaram. Or so says the heart of Gimli the Dwarf.
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All have their worth and each contributes to the worth of the others.
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You are a set of deceitful scoundrels! But bless you! I give in. I will take Gildor's advice. If the danger were not so dark, I should dance for joy. Even so, I cannot help feeling happy; happier than I have felt for a long time.
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