Memory is not what the heart desires. That is only a mirror, be it cle…

J. R. R. Tolkien
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Memory is not what the heart desires. That is only a mirror, be it clear as Kheled-zaram. Or so says the heart of Gimli the Dwarf. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings, p.267, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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