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Or one of the discussions between Bilbo and Frodo in Rivendell?
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Yes to Al.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Gandalf, to everyone: "And then alas! I let the matter rest, waiting and watching only, as we have too often done."
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That's the one, Inanna.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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"Waste?" I say. "I don't call it that"
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Did this conversation take place in a pub called The Ivy Bush in Bywater?
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No.
Hint: note that the whole sentence is the quote.
Hint: note that the whole sentence is the quote.
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This is a long shot, but:
Elrond at the Council of Elrond?"Fruitless did I call the victory of the Last Alliance? Not wholly so, though it did not achieve its end."
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No. Much much later.
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Is it stated by a frustrated lover?
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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We have frustrated lovers in LOTR? What book have I been reading?
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Well, I think Mr. Gamgee is a bit frustrated with his future bride for saying that he wasted a year, don't you?
ETA: I suppose I should give the quote. Is it Sam to Frodo (quoting himself talking to Rosie): '“Wasted?” I says. “I wouldn’t call it that.” '
ETA: I suppose I should give the quote. Is it Sam to Frodo (quoting himself talking to Rosie): '“Wasted?” I says. “I wouldn’t call it that.” '
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Wow - practically verbatim!
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V is, of course, correct.
And I still can’t picture Sam as a frustrated lover.
And I still can’t picture Sam as a frustrated lover.
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Arguably, he is doubly frustrated, being 'torn in two'. But that is a conversation for another time and place.
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"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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And here is the new quote:
"Don't hurry! More than you know. Give him peace."
"Don't hurry! More than you know. Give him peace."
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Is this spoken about Gollum?
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Long before Gollum existed.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Okay - about Túrin, maybe?
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You're on the right track, but still quite a bit earlier.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."