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“Frodo deserved all honour because he spent every drop of his power of will and body, and that was just sufficient to bring him to the destined point, and no further. Few others, possibly no others of his time, would have got so far.”

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J. R. R. Tolkien, Letter 192; The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien (via ringbearerfrodo)

#also i highly recommend reading this whole letter #and there are several others where tolkien talks about frodo #and describes him as essentially a victim of ongoing psychological torture #and he gets really pissed at people who blame frodo or say he failed #comparing that to blaming a torture victim who ‘breaks’ and spills secrets after weeks of torture #it’s both an interesting take on frodo’s character #and also (imo) some very interesting insight into the way tolkien himself thought about frodo #because he’s not a civilian talking about torture survivors #he’s very much speaking as a war veteran (tags via @fialleril)

(via joannalannister)

#tolkien #lord of the rings

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we just keep naming bugs like this

#bugs

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Growing up is a good thing.

I repeat: Growing up is a good thing.

We are MEANT to grow up, and MEANT to mature. Our bodies don't stay small and immature, our minds and spirits aren't meant to either.

All those shows and stories and whatnot that say "Don't grow up!" "Growing up is bad and boring!" They are lying, and they are wrong. Of course being grown up can get twisted and distorted from what it should be, usually by a LACK of maturity, not an excess.

It's supposed to be a process, of course. It shouldn't be rushed, as far as you can help it. But I think real maturity remembers and learns from and keeps good things from every stage of life. While embracing the current stage completely.

Growing up is a good thing. Don't be afraid of it. This is what you were made for.

This is what I am learning.

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THE ARISTOCATS (1970) ⌊ dir. wolfgang reitherman ⌉  

#the aristocats

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“Oh yes, the past can hurt. But from the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it.”

The Lion King (1994) dir. Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff

#the lion king

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#nature #flowers

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Reading a book on sea monsters on ancient maps and I thought this was such a funny way to put it. They couldn’t even afford sea monsters :///

#maps

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why must otherwise fun and interesting movies have a handful of crude sexual comments thrown in? don’t they know they will completely kill the vibe for my mom

#my mum and my grandma and also me a bit

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The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 3 Episode 2

#charlie probably is the sanest of them all #but the bar is not set very high #and the way he says this does not help #the doctor blake mysteries

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What I thought the dynamic was before starting Leverage:

What the dynamic actually is:

#leverage

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this this this

#tv

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Elrond is said to be "as kind as summer", which I absolutely love as a descriptor. I imagine this as resting under a weeping willow by a river bank in the middle of June. Every time you start to feel uncomfortably warm, a gentle breeze sweeps over the cool water and brushes your hair away from your forehead. That feeling of restfulness and comfort, that feeling of the warm sun and gentle breeze that is always there for you, that is the kindness of Elrond Halfelven.

#the hobbit #tolkien

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The constant temptation and promise of everything and nothing in the odyssey. The sirens promise odysseus to know, and the lotus eaters promise him to forget. He could be an immortal, and he could be a beggar. Be known, and be a stranger. He could be alive, and he could be dead. He could be odysseus, and he could be nobody. And the man of many ways tries to be a little bit of everything.

#the odyssey

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#dazzling white pants are a must

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you ever get surprised by your own recurring issues. like come on man. I thought we were past this.

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㋡🥀

#pretty #art

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writers and artists everywhere all the time

#writing #art