J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

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.

J. R. R. Tolkien

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  J. R. R. Tolkien
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