

“And then her heart changed, or at least she understood it; and the winter passed, and the sun shone upon her.”
― The Return of the King
― The Return of the King

“Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
― The Fellowship of the Ring

“It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end… because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing… this shadow. Even darkness must pass.”
― The Two Towers
― The Two Towers

“His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.”
― The Return of the King
― The Return of the King
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