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Guinevere · 05-13-2010, 10:17 AM

It can't be that, I think, because of the length and the two question-marks.
It rather looks like it could be Gandalf to Bilbo, right at the end of the book:

"and why should not they prove true? Surely you don't disbelieve the prophecies because you had a hand in bringing them about yourself? You don't really suppose, do you, that all your adventures and escapes were managed by mere good luck, just for your sole benefit?"

Although "mere good luck" is not right at the end of the sentence...

05-13-2010, 10:17 AM	#30
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	It can't be that, I think, because of the length and the two question-marks. It rather looks like it could be Gandalf to Bilbo, right at the end of the book: "and why should not they prove true? Surely you don't disbelieve the prophecies because you had a hand in bringing them about yourself? You don't really suppose, do you, that all your adventures and escapes were managed by mere good luck, just for your sole benefit?" Although "mere good luck" is not right at the end of the sentence... __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!