Hammer and tongs! I am so torn between rage and joy, that if I do not …

J. R. R. Tolkien
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Hammer and tongs! I am so torn between rage and joy, that if I do not burst, it will be a marvel! ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings, p.544, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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