I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
This comment by Bilbo Baggins in The Felloship of Ring by Tolkien has fascinated and puzzled me ever since I read the book. I have googled the phrase many times over, but none of the interpretations fit in with the personality and the character of Bilbo. I wonder if I will ever fully understand what Tolkien wanted to say here.
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