J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

Some sang too that Thror and Thrain would come back one day and gold would flow in rivers, through the mountain-gates, and all that land would be filled with new song and new laughter. But this pleasant legend did not much affect their daily business.

J. R. R. Tolkien

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• Rivers
• Mountain-gates

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  J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Business
  • Laughter
  • Rivers