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His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.

His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Grief, Heart, Forget
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings”, p.851, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Fairy tale does not deny the existence of sorrow and failure: the possibility of these is necessary to the joy of deliverance. It denies (in the face of much evidence, if you will) universal final defeat...giving a fleeting glimpse of Joy; Joy beyond the walls of the world, poignant as grief.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Wall, Grief, Giving

I will not say, do not weep, for not all tears are an evil.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Sad, Grief, Evil
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings”, p.1007, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Few other griefs amid the ill chances of this world have more bitterness and shame for a man's heart than to behold the love of a lady so fair and brave that cannot be returned.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Grief, Heart, Men
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings”, p.849, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

And when [Bëor] lay dead, of no wound or grief, but stricken by age, the Eldar saw for the first time the swift waning of the life of Men, and the death of weariness which they knew not in themselves; and they grieved greatly for the loss of their friends. But Bëor at the last had relinquished his life willingly and passed in peace; and the Eldar wondered much at the strange fate of Men, for in all their lore there was no account of it, and its end was hidden from them.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Grief, Fate, Loss
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Silmarillion”, p.103, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

At last, Lady Evenstar, fairest in this world, and most beloved, my world is fading. Lo! we have gathered, and we have spent, and now the time of payment draws near." 'Arwen knew well what he intended, and long had foreseen it; nonetheless she was overborne by her grief. "Would you then, lord, before your time leave your people that live by your word?" she said.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Grief, Long, People

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