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Riddle Quotes by J.R.R. Tolkien
- A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid.
- In one thing you have not changed, dear friend," said Aragorn: "you still speak in riddles." "What? In riddles?" said Gandalf. "No! For I was…
- It cannot be seen, cannot be felt, Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt, It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills,…
- Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.
- Alive without breath, As cold as death; Never thirsty, ever drinking, All in mail never clinking.
- This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high…
- What have I got in my pocket?" he said aloud. He was talking to himself, but Gollum thought it was a riddle, and he was…
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