And that's the way of a real tale. Take any one that you're fond of. Y…

J. R. R. Tolkien
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And that's the way of a real tale. Take any one that you're fond of. You may know, or guess, what kind of a tale it is, happy-ending or sad-ending, but the people in it don't know. And you don't want them to. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings, p.201, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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