J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
I'll get there, if I leave everything but my bones behind," said Sam. "And I'll carry Mr. Frodo up myself, if it breaks my back and heart.J. R. R. Tolkien
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Faith is a higher faculty than reason.
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Let no man who is not a Mathematician read the elements of my work.
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Nothing is more destructive than the charge of artillery on a crowd.
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I'll get there, if I leave everything but my bones behind," said Sam. "And I'll carry Mr. Frodo up myself, if it breaks my back and heart.
J. R. R. Tolkien