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Det er det arbejde, der aldrig blev sat i gang, der tager længst tid at færdiggøre.
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Det går ikke an at se bort fra dragen i dine beregninger, hvis du bor i nærheden af den.
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Gå ikke til elverne for råd, for de vil sige både nej og ja.
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Troløs er den, som siger farvel, når vejen bliver mørk.
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"When Mr Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and exicitement in Hobbiton."
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"Gondor! Gondor!" cried Aragorn. "Would that I looked on you again in happier hour! Not yet does my road lie southward to your bright streams."
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"I pass the test," she said. "I will diminish, and go into the West and remain Galadriel"
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"Speak no evil of the Lady Galadriel!" said Aragorn sternly. "You know not what you say. There is in her and in this land, no evil, unless a man bring it hither himself. Then let him beware!
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"Well, here at last, dear friends, on the shores of the Sea comes the end of our fellowship in Middle-earth. Go in peace! I will not say: do not weep;for not all tears are an evil."
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A box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid.
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All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by frost.
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Chip the glasses and crack the plates!
Blunt the knives and bend the forks!
That's what Bilbo hates -
Smash the bottles and burn the corks!
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Courage is found in unlikely places.
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Deserves death! 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.
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Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
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Elrond raised his eyes and looked at him.........
"This is the hour of the Shire-folk, when they arise from their quiet fields, to shake the towers and counsels of the Great. Who of all the Wise could have foreseen it?"
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Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.
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Farewell, and may the blessing of Elves and Men and all Free Folk go with you. May the stars shine upon your faces!Elrond's blessing at the departure of the company from Rivendell
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From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken:
The crownless again shall be king.
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Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.
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He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.
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His house was perfect, whether you liked food, or sleep, or work, or story-telling, or singing, or just sitting and thinking, best, or a pleasant mixture of them all.
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I am told that I talk in shorthand and then smudge it.
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I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
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If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
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It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.
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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 judgment. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
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Not all those who wander are lost.
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One Ring to rule them all,
One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the Darkness bind them.
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One who cannot cast away a treasure at need is in fetters.
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Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate.
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To Legolas she sent this word:
Legolas Greenleaf long under tree
In joy thou hast lived. Beware of the Sea!
If thou hearest the cry of the gull on the shore,
Thy heart shall then rest in the forest no more.
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What has roots as nobody sees,
Is taller than trees
Up, up it goes,
And yet never grows?
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(1892-1973) professor og historiefortæller, født af engelske forældre i Sydafrika. Han tilbragte hele sin barndom i England, som hans familie vendte tilbage til i 1896 efter faderens død. Han fik sin uddannelse på King Edward's School og Oxford University. Efter afslutning af sine studier i 1915 gik han ind i den engelske hær og deltog bl.a. i Slaget ved Somme. Tolkien var professionel underviser: medlem af the New English Dictionary (1918-20), Professor i engelsk sprog ved Leeds (1920-25), professor i angelsaksisk ved Oxford (1925-45), og professor i engelsk sprog og litteratur (1945-59). Hans professionelle område var studiet af angelsaksisk (oldengelsk) og dets relationer til beslægtede sprog (oldnorsk, oldtysk og gotisk) med hovedvægt på dialekter fra Mercia, den del af England, hvor han levede. Desuden var Tolkien was ekspert i den eksisterende litteratur, skrevet i disse sprog. Han havde en usædvanlig evne til både at tolke disse tekster som en lingvistisk kilde og som litteratur gav ham et særligt perspektiv; denne evne er beskrevet som "hans enestående indsigt i poesiens sprog og sprogets poesi". Den dybe fascination af disse sprog blev ikke alene hans profession, mens også hans hobby. Han var tiltrukket af "den nordiske tradition", som inspirerede ham til omfattende læsning af dene myter og epos. Denne brede viden førte frem til formulering af forskellige opfattelser af myternes betydning og deres relation til sproget, samt vigtigheden af historier, en interesse han delte med sin ven C.S. Lewis. Disse forskellige perspektiver: sproget, den heroiske tradition, myterne og historien forenes i hens betagende fortællinger: først legenderne om "de ældre dage", der tjener som baggrund for de af ham opfundne sprog, og senere i hans berømte værker: "Hobbitten" og "The Lord of the Rings".