“Haldir had gone on and was now climbing to the high flet. As Frodo prepared to follow him, he laid his hand upon the tree beside the ladder: never before had he been so suddenly and so keenly aware of the feel and texture of a tree's skin and of the life within it. He felt a delight in wood and the touch of it, neither as forester nor as carpenter; it was the delight of the living tree itself.”
― The Lord of the Rings
― The Lord of the Rings
“NO ADMITTANCE EXCEPT ON PARTY BUSINESS.”
― The Lord of the Rings
― The Lord of the Rings
“It was Sam's first view of a battle of Men against Men, and he did not like it much. He was glad that he could not see the dead face. He wondered what the man's name was and where he came from; and if he was really evil of heart, or what lies or threats had led him on the long march from his home; and if he would rather have stayed there in peace.”
― The Lord of the Rings
― The Lord of the Rings
“Let us remember that a traitor may betray himself and do good that he does not intend.”
― The Lord of the Rings
― The Lord of the Rings
“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape?”
― The Lord of the Rings
― The Lord of the Rings
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