You must understand, young Hobbit, it takes a long time to say anythin…

J. R. R. Tolkien
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You must understand, young Hobbit, it takes a long time to say anything in Old Entish. And we never say anything unless it is worth taking a long time to say. ✨ Fictional character: Treebeard. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, www.imdb.com. December 5, 2002.
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You must understand, young Hobbit, it takes a long time to say anything in Old Entish. And we never say anything unless it is worth taking a long time to say. ✨ Fictional character: Treebeard. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, www.imdb.com. December 5, 2002.

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