There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even …

J. R. R. Tolkien
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There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings, p.430, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings, p.430, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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