J.R.R. Tolkien

Even darkness must pass

But in the end, it's only a passing thing. This shadow, even darkness, must pass.

It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life.

Joy is a sudden and miraculous grace beyond the walls of the world, poignant as grief.

Not all those who wander are lost.

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~ Unknown