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“The King... was so good and kind, that although he could do whatever he wished and had whatever he could desire-riches, joy, the love of those around him-he was not satisfied to have these good things for himself alone. He wanted his subjects to be happy, too.”
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“It was not, after all, so easy to die. Every second he breathed, the smell of the grass, the cool wind of his face, was so precious. To think that people had years and years, time to waste, so much time it dragged, and he was clinging to each second. At the same time he thought that he would not be able to go on, and knew he must. The long game was ended, the Snitch had been caught, it was time to leave the air. . . .”
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“Home is behind, the world ahead, And there are many paths to tread Through shadows to the edge of night, Until the stars are all alight. Then world behind and home ahead, We’ll wander back to home and bed. Mist and twilight, cloud and shade, Away shall fade! Away shall fade! Fire and lamp, and meat and bread, And then to bed! And then to bed!”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
― The Fellowship of the Ring
“All in the golden city are like me. There is no envy among them. They all love one another, and are glad because they see how much I love them, everyone.”
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“At the door he knelt because Colan was the king, met his eyes because he was his brother, and obeyed him because he was Colan.”
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