There cannot be any 'story' without a fall - all stories are ultimately about the fall - at least not for human minds as we know them and have them.

Fool of a Took!" he growled. "This is a serious journey, not a hobbit walking-party. Throw yourself in next time, and then you will be no further nuisance.

And then her heart changed, or at least she understood it; and the winter passed, and the sun shone upon her.

Great heart will not be denied.

The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot for ever fence it out.

Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for the wise to know.

What do you fear, lady?" [Aragorn] asked. "A cage," [Éowyn] said. "To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.