It's a dangerous business, stepping outside your front door. You never know where you might get swept off to
("The Lord of the Rings")
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If by my life or death I can protect you, I will.
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It is the way of my people to use light words at such times and say less than they mean. We fear to say too much. It robs us of the right words when a jest is out of place.
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Deserves it I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends. I have not much hope that Gollum can be cured before he dies, but there is a chance of it. And he is bound up with the fate of the Ring. My heart tells me that he has some part to play yet, for good or ill, before the end and when that comes, the pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many - yours not least.
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Never laugh at live dragons, Bilbo you fool!
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May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.
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