To crooked eyes truth may wear a wry face ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The…

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To crooked eyes truth may wear a wry face ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings, p.510, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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The burned hand teaches best. After that, advice about fire goes to the heart. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings, p.584, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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To crooked eyes truth may wear a wry face ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings, p.510, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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