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Title: The Hobbit Authors: J.R.R. Tolkien Category:books Number of Highlights: 5 Date: 2024-11-02 Last Highlighted: 2024-11-02
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Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick. (309)
Tags:adventure
Now it is a strange thing, but things that are good to have and days that are good to spend are soon told about, and not much to listen to; while things that are uncomfortable, palpitating, and even gruesome, may make a good tale, and take a deal of telling anyway. (778)
Tags:stories,perspective,problem_solving
There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something (or so Thorin said to the young dwarves). You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after. (864)
“Go back?” he thought. “No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!” (1018)
Tags:perspective,persistence
“May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks,” (1592)
Note: Gandalf
Tags:farewell
Title: The Hobbit Author: J.R.R. Tolkien Tags: TVZ, readwise, books date: 2025-01-06
Highlights
- Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick. (Location 309)adventure
- Now it is a strange thing, but things that are good to have and days that are good to spend are soon told about, and not much to listen to; while things that are uncomfortable, palpitating, and even gruesome, may make a good tale, and take a deal of telling anyway. (Location 778)storiesperspectiveproblem_solving
- There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something (or so Thorin said to the young dwarves). You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after. (Location 864)perceptionsearch
- “Go back?” he thought. “No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!” (Location 1018)perspectivepersistence
- “May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks,” (Location 1592)farewell
- Note: Gandalf