“There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark.”
― The Two Towers
― The Two Towers
“He drew a deep breath. 'Well, I'm back,' he said.”
― The Lord of the Rings
― The Lord of the Rings
“his old life lay behind in the mists, dark adventure lay in front.”
― The Lord of the Rings
― The Lord of the Rings
“Other evils there are that may come; for Sauron is himself but a servant or emissary. Yet it is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till. What weather they shall have is not ours to rule.”
― The Return of the King
― The Return of the King
“Well, here at last, dear friends, on the shores of the Sea comes the end of our fellowship in Middle-earth. Go in peace! I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.”
― The Return of the King
― The Return of the King
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