“Most people live inside a cage of their own expectations. It makes them feel safe. The world's a frightening place full of glory and wonder and, as we've both discovered, danger. Flying isn't for everyone.”
― The Sea of Trolls
― The Sea of Trolls
“By Elbereth and Lúthien the Fair,’ said Frodo with a last effort, lifting up his sword, ‘you shall have neither the Ring nor me!”
― The Lord of the Rings
― The Lord of the Rings
“Someone else always has to carry on the story.”
― The Lord of the Rings
― The Lord of the Rings
“Life and death are in constant battle. There is no way in this world for happiness to exist alone...”
― The Sea of Trolls
― The Sea of Trolls
“Merry smiled. ‘Well then,’ he said, ‘if Strider will provide what is needed, I will smoke and think. I had some of Saruman’s best in my pack, but what became of it in the battle, I am sure I don’t know.’ ‘Master Meriadoc,’ said Aragorn, ‘if you think that I have passed through the mountains and the realm of Gondor with fire and sword to bring herbs to a careless soldier who throws away his gear, you are mistaken.”
― The Lord of the Rings
― The Lord of the Rings
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