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Friday, March 16, 2012

They Do Have a Point...

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Clues: lord of the rings, odds and ends

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~Haldir, The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien, Chapter VI

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Hydra: I'm a faithful Catholic who loves reading, writing, and watching movies. My taste preferences run mostly to action/adventure, thriller, science fiction, fantasy, and almost anything that's over fifty years old.

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"I never try to do any deep thinking while I'm driving; the thinking gets you nowhere and the driving might get you where you would rather not be."
~Archie Goodwin, The Father Hunt by Rex Stout, Chapter VI

Words of an Adventurous Hobbit

"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."
~Bilbo Baggins, The Fellowship of the Ring, New Line Cinema

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A Snob's (Insincere) Declaration

"I declare, after all, there is no enjoyment like reading a book! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library."
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"...The people you meet aren't just their plain, prosaic selves, but are actually princes and princesses, gods and goddesses, fairies, shepherds, all sorts of fantastic creatures who've chosen to hide their real shape..."
~Rose, The Shadow of the Bear by Regina Doman, Chapter III

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They Do Have a Point...

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