Then suddenly Pippin looked up and saw that the sun was still shining and the banners still streaming in the breeze. He shook himself. “It is passed”, he said. “No, my heart will not yet despair. Gandalf fell and has returned and is with us. We may stand, if only on one leg, or at least be left still upon our knees.”
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“Hobbits must seem of little importance, being neither renowned as great warriors, nor counted among the very wise. Where our hearts truly lie is in peace and quiet, and good tilled earth. For all Hobbits share a love of things that grow.”
