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• Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate. -- J. R. R. Tolkie
• Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no. -- J. R. R. Tolkie
• Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone
  Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie....
• elder days n. The heroic age of hackerdom (roughly, pre-1980)
  he era of the PDP-10, TECO, ITS ARPANET. This term has been rather consciously adopted from J....
• elder days: n. The heroic age of hackerdom (roughly, pre-1980)
  he era of the {PDP-10}, {TECO}, {{ITS}}, and the ARPANET....
• Never underestimate the power of a platitude. -- Edgar R. Fiedle
• All that is gold does not glitter, Nor all those who wander are lo
  The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not touched by the frost....
• I wish life was not so short,' he thought. 'Languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.
  ' -- J. R. R. Tolkien -- The Lost Road...
• He deserves death'. 'Deserves it! I daresay he does.
  Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life....