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Courage is found in unlikely places.

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Though mortal Men have little life beside the span of the Elves, they would rather spend it in battle than fly or submit. The defiance of Húrin Thalio...more

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It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.

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I wish Merry was here," he heard himself saying, and quick thoughts raced through his mind, even as he watched the enemy come charging to the assault....more

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You have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have.

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Not all that have fallen are vanquished.

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So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.

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Somehow the killing of the giant spider, all alone by himself in the dark without the help of the wizard or the dwarves or of anyone else, made a grea...more

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Go back?" he thought. "No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!" So up he got, and trotted along with his litt...more

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Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk th...more

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I stand in Minas Anor, the Tower of the Sun; and behold! the Shadow has departed! I will be a Shieldmaiden no longer, nor vie with the great Riders, n...more

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Courage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand-—that and such hope as I bring.

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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.