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I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil. — J.R.R. Tolkien

Novel · Fantasy

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

J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · 1955
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Topic
CryingVulnerability
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Fantasy
Medium
Novel
Time
1955
Person
J.R.R. Tolkien
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Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. George Allen & Unwin, 1955, bk. 6, ch. 9.

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