Yes

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“I am not so blind that I can't see darkness.”
Dangerous Beans
Terry Pratchett, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

Possibly this?

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Not that one

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“I am not so blind that I can't see darkness.”
Dangerous Beans
Terry Pratchett, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

Is it this one:

This quest may be attempted by the weak with as much hope as the strong.

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'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude

That's the one.

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“I am not so blind that I can't see darkness.”
Dangerous Beans
Terry Pratchett, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

akin to Frelga, I went a circuitous route through Hindi, Chinese (traditional), Serbian and Polish.

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'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude

Is that Bilbo just before he left Bag End for good?

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No. But it is Bilbo.

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'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude

That's funny, because this quote fits the translation almost perfectly:

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And did he ever repeat this sentiment?

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'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude

Was it this one, in Rivendell after the Council of Elrond?

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No.... but you are getting close. One more place where he mentioned his book ending.

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'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude

Okay, what about this, right after he made an attempt to get the ring back:

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No, now you have moved away from the very close quote you had the previous 2 times.

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'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude

This one is closer:

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No.... it’s very very very very similar to your first two quotes. Almost identical, just spoken slightly differently & at a different time than the ones you mentioned.

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'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude

Well, there's this quote before the party, which is word-for-word verbatim the same as the first quote I posted, which was spoken after the party just before he left for good:




Quite a lot, as it turns out

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Gawd, he did repeat it a lot, didn’t he!

So... it is in FOTR, and thus has to be between the party and the fellowship heading out...

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'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude

Well, if it's between the party and the fellowship heading out, the only thing I could find is the quote I posted first. If it's not that one, I'm at a loss.

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It’s right after the quote I just posted as an answer....

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'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude