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963fded 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. gandalf j-r-r-tolkien death-penalty lord-of-the-rings J.R.R. Tolkien
3a4c945 "When people dis fantasy--mainstream readers and SF readers alike--they are almost always talking about one sub-genre of fantastic literature. They are talking about , and Tolkien's innumerable heirs. Call it 'epic', or 'high', or 'genre' fantasy, this is what fantasy has come to mean. Which is misleading as well as unfortunate. Tolkien is the wen on the arse of fantasy literature. His oeuvre is massive and contagious--you can't ignore it, so don't even try. The best you can do is consciously try to lance the boil. And there's a lot to dislike--his cod-Wagnerian pomposity, his boys-own-adventure glorying in war, his small-minded and reactionary love for hierarchical status-quos, his belief in absolute morality that blurs moral and political complexity. Tolkien's cliches--elves 'n' dwarfs 'n' magic rings--have spread like viruses. He wrote that the function of fantasy was 'consolation', thereby making it an article of policy that a fantasy writer should mollycoddle the reader. That is a revolting idea, and one, thankfully, that plenty of fantasists have ignored. From the Surrealists through the pulps--via and and and and and and I could go on--the best writers have used the fantastic aesthetic precisely to challenge, to alienate, to subvert and undermine expectations. Of course I'm not saying that any fan of Tolkien is no friend of mine--that would cut my social circle considerably. Nor would I claim that it's impossible to write a good fantasy book with elves and dwarfs in it--Michael Swanwick's superb gives the lie to that. But given that the pleasure of fantasy is supposed to be in its limitless creativity, why not try to come up with some different themes, as well as unconventional monsters? Why not use fantasy to challenge social and aesthetic lies? Thankfully, the alternative tradition of fantasy has never died. And it's getting stronger. , , , , literature clichés j-r-r-tolkien fantasy-fiction China Miéville
c0093f4 You must understand, young Hobbit, it takes a long time to say anything in Old Entish. And we never say anything unless it is worth taking a long time to say. treebeard haste j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
e9ecf5a When evening in the Shire was grey his footsteps on the Hill were heard; before the dawn he went away on journey long without a word. From Wilderland to Western shore, from northern waste to southern hill, through dragon-lair and hidden door and darkling woods he walked at will. With Dwarf and Hobbit, Elves and Men, with mortal and immortal folk, with bird on bough and beast in den, in their own secret tongues he spoke. A deadly sword, a healing hand, a back that bent beneath its load; a trumpet-voice, a burning brand, a weary pilgrim on the road. A lord of wisdom throned he sat, swift in anger, quick to laugh; an old man in a battered hat who leaned upon a thorny staff. He stood upon the bridge alone and Fire and Shadow both defied; his staff was broken on the stone, in Khazad-dum his wisdom died. jrr-tolkien the-fellowship-of-the-ring gandalf lament j-r-r-tolkien lord-of-the-rings J.R.R. Tolkien
64e244a "Hinder me? Thou fool. No living man may hinder me!" Then Merry heard in all sounds of the hour the strangest. It seemed that Dernhelm laughed, and the clear voice was like the ring of steel. "But no living man am I! You are looking upon a woman. Eowyn am I, Eomund's daughter. You stand between me and my lord and kin. Begone, if you be not deathless! For living or dark undead, I will smite you, if you touch him." The winged creature screamed at her, but then the Ringwraith was silent, as if in sudden doubt. Very amazement for a moment conquered Merry's fear. He opened his eyes and the blackness was lifted from them. There some paces from him sat the great beast, and all seemed dark about it, and above it loomed the Nazgul Lord like a shadow of despair. A little to the left facing them stood whom he had called Dernhelm. But the helm of her secrecy had fallen from her, and and her bright hair, released from its bonds, gleamed with pale gold upon her shoulders. Her eyes grey as the sea were hard and fell, and yet tears gleamed in them. A sword was in her hand, and she raised her shield against the horror of her enemy's eyes." Éowyn meriadoc meriadoc-brandybuck the-lord-of-the-rings the-return-of-the-king j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
c28f8ae It must often be so, Sam, when things are in danger: some one has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them. return-of-the-king samwise-gamgee j-r-r-tolkien lord-of-the-rings J.R.R. Tolkien
afdad2e Where are you going, Master?' cried Sam, though at last he understood what was happening. 'To the Havens, Sam,' said Frodo. 'And I can't come.' 'No, Sam. Not yet, anyway, not further than the Havens. Though you too were a Ring-bearer, if only for a little while. Your time may come. Do not be too sad, Sam. You cannot always be torn in two. You will have to be one and whole, for many years. You have so much to enjoy and to be, and to do.' 'But,' said Sam, and tears started in his eyes, 'I thought you were going to enjoy the Shire, too, for years and years, after all you have done.' 'So I thought too, once. But I have been too deeply hurt, Sam. I tried to save the Shire, and it has been saved, but not for me. It must often be so, Sam, when things are in danger: some one has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them. But you are my heir: all that I had and might have had I leave to you. And also you have Rose, and Elanor; and Frodo-lad will come, and Rosie-lass, and Merry, and Goldilocks, and Pippin; and perhaps more that I cannot see. Your hands and your wits will be needed everywhere. You will be the Mayor, of course, as long as you want to be, and the most famous gardener in history; and you will read things out of the Red Book, and keep alive the memory of the age that is gone, so that people will remember the Great Danger, and so love their beloved land all the more. And that will keep you as busy and as happy as anyone can be, as long as your part in the Story goes on. 'Come now, ride with me! the-end-of-the-fellowship samwise-gamgee the-lord-of-the-rings the-return-of-the-king j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
c20f5b7 Are you in pain, Frodo?' said Gandalf quietly as he rode by Frodo's side. 'Well, yes I am,' said Frodo. 'It is my shoulder. The wound aches, and the memory of darkness is heavy on me. It was a year ago today.' 'Alas! there are some wounds that cannot be wholly cured,' said Gandalf. 'I fear it may be so with mine,' said Frodo. 'There is no real going back. Though I may come to the Shire, it will not seem the same; for I shall not be the same. I am wounded with knife, sting, and tooth, and a long burden. Where shall I find rest?' Gandalf did not answer. pain return-of-the-king frodo gandalf the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
cfe4942 I am at home among trees. tree the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien trees J.R.R. Tolkien
767f1e3 And what do you wish?' he said at last. 'That what should be shall be,' she answered. galadriel j-r-r-tolkien lord-of-the-rings J.R.R. Tolkien
368951d Then she fell on her knees, saying: 'I beg thee!' 'Nay, lady,' he said, and taking her by the hand he raised her. The he kissed her hand, and sprang into the saddle, and rode away, and did not look back; and only those who knew him well and were near to him saw the pain that he bore. Éowyn the-lord-of-the-rings the-return-of-the-king j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
e5cabd3 Come, Mr. Frodo!' he cried. 'I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you and it as well. So up you get! Come on, Mr. Frodo dear! Sam will give you a ride. Just tell him where to go, and he'll go samwise-gamgee the-return-of-the-king j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
d13c6ea And here he was, a little halfling from the Shire, a simple hobbit of the quiet countryside, expected to find a way where the great ones could not go, or dared not go. It was an evil fate. the-two-towers hobbits frodo-baggins the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
b4a4de7 "Gandalf and Pippin came to Merry's room, and there they found Aragorn standing by the bed. 'Poor old Merry!' cried Pippin, and he ran to the bedside, for it seemed to him that his friend looked worse and a greyness in his face, as if a weight of years and sorrow lay upon him; and suddenly a fear seized Pippin that Merry would die. 'Do not be afraid,' Aragorn said, 'I came in time, and I have called him back. He is weary now, and grieved, and he has taken a hurt like the lady Eowyn, daring to smite that deadly thing. But these evils can be amended, so strong and gay a spirit is in him. His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.' Then Aragorn laid his hand on Merry's head, and passing his hand gently through the brown curls , he touched the eyelids, and called him by name. And when the fragrance of athelas stole through the room, like the scent of orchards, and of heather in the sunshine full of bees, suddenly Merry awoke, and he said: 'I am hungry. What is the time?' 'Past supper-time now,' said Pippin; 'though I daresay I could bring you something, if they will let me.' 'They will indeed," said Gandalf, . 'And anything else that this Rider of Rohan may desire, if it can be found in Minas Tirith, where his name is in honour." 'Good!' said Merry. 'Then I would like supper first, and after that a pipe." tolkien athelas riders-of-rohan return-of-the-king meriadoc-brandybuck merry-brandybuck peregrin-took pippin-took pippin gandalf merry pipe j-r-r-tolkien rohan supper lord-of-the-rings J.R.R. Tolkien
1ab9561 I am looking for someone to share in an adventure that I am arranging, and it's very difficult to find anyone. hobbit the-hobbit j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
9946e54 But the Queen Arwen said: 'A gift I will give you. For I am the daughter of Elrond. I shall not go with him now when he departs to the Havens; for mine is the choice of Luthien, and as she so I have chosen, both the sweet and the bitter. But in my stead you shall go, Ring-bearer, when the time comes, and if you then desire it. If your hurts grieve you still and the memory or your burden is heavy, then you may pass into the West, until all your wounds and weariness are healed. But wear this now in memory of Elfstone and Evenstar with whom your life has been woven!' And she took a white gem like a star that lay upon her breast hanging upon a silver chain, and she set the chain around Frodo's neck. 'When the memory of the fear and the darkness troubles you,' she said, 'this will bring you aid. queen-arwen frodo ring-bearer the-lord-of-the-rings the-return-of-the-king j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
dc07a74 Then Aragorn stooped and looked in her face, and it was indeed white as a lily, cold as frost, and hard as graven stone. But he bent and kissed her on the brow, and called her softly, saying: 'Eowyn Eomund's daughter, awake! For your enemy has passed away! Éowyn the-lord-of-the-rings the-return-of-the-king j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
cca01cc Fantasy remains a human right: we make in our measure and in our derivative mode, because we are made: and not only made, but made in the image and likeness of a Maker. fantasy j-r-r-tolkien fiction-writing J.R.R. Tolkien
5d3f6d4 At that moment there was a knock on the door, and Sam came in. He ran to Frodo and took his left hand, awkwardly and shyly. He stroked it gently and then he blushed and turned hastily away. friendship the-fellowship-of-the-ring frodo the-lord-of-the-rings sam j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
3977900 All now took leave of the Lord of the City and went to rest while they still could. Outside there was a starless blackness as Gandalf, with Pippin beside him bearing a small torch, made his way to their lodging. They did not speak until they were behind closed doors. Then at last Pippin took Gandalf's hand. 'Tell me,' he said, 'is there any hope? For Frodo, I mean; or at least mostly for Frodo.' Gandalf put his hand on Pippin's head. 'There never was much hope,' he answered. 'Just a fool's hope, as I have been told. And when I heard of Cirith Ungol--' He broke off and strode to the window, as if his eyes could pierce the night in the East. 'Cirith Ungol!' he muttered. 'Why that way, I wonder?' He turned. 'Just now, Pippin, my heart almost failed me, hearing that name. And yet in truth I believe that the news that Faramir brings has some hope in it. For it seems clear that the Enemy has opened his war at last and made the first move when Frodo was still free. So now for many days he will have his eye turned this way and that, away from his own land. And yet, Pippin, I feel from afar his haste and fear. He has begun sooner than he would. Something has happened to stir him. pippin gandalf the-lord-of-the-rings the-return-of-the-king j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
9354e79 The sound of her footsteps was like a stream falling gently downhill over cool stones in the quiet of night. j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
2e4cc9d Very fair was her face, and her long hair was like a river of gold. Slender and tall she was in her white robe girt with silver; but strong she seemed and stern as steel, a daughter of kings. Thus Aragon for the first time in the full light of day beheld Eowyn, lady of Rohan, and thought her fair, fair and cold, like a morning of pale spring that is not yet come to womanhood. Éowyn the-fellowship-of-the-ring the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
4eaf963 it is horrible being all alone. the-hobbit j-r-r-tolkien sad J.R.R. Tolkien
6d017f1 "Are we riding far tonight, Gandalf?" asked Merry after a while. "I don't know how you feel with small rag-tag dangling behind you; but the rag-tag is tired and will be glad to stop dangling and lie down." "So you heard that?" said Gandalf. "Don't let it rankle! Be thankful no longer words were aimed at you. He had his eyes on you. If it is any comfort to your pride, I should say that, at the moment, you and Pippin are more in his thoughts than the rest of us. Who you are; how you came here, and why; what you know; whether you were captured, and if so, how you escaped when all the orcs perished--it is with those little riddles that the great mind of Saruman is troubled. A sneer from him, Meriadoc, is a compliment, if you feel honoured by his concern." "Thank you!" said Merry. "But it is a greater honour to dangle at your tail, Gandalf. For one thing, in that position one has a chance of putting a question a second time. Are we riding far tonight?" Gandalf laughed. "A most unquenchable hobbit! All wizards should have a hobbit or two in their care--to teach them the meaning of the world, and to correct them." rag-tag tokien peregrin meriadoc meriadoc-brandybuck merry-brandybuck peregrin-took pippin-took saruman hobbit hobbits merry the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien lord-of-the-rings wizards wizard J.R.R. Tolkien
f548e9a "Gandalf!' cried Frodo, sitting up. There was the old wizard, sitting in a chair by an open window. 'Yes,' he said, 'I am here. And you are lucky to be here, too, after all the absurd things you have done since you left home." He was smiling, and there seemed to be little wrong with him. But to the wizard's eye there was a faint change, just a hint as it were of transparency, about him, and especially about the left hand that lay outside upon the coverlet." gandalf frodo-baggins the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
1b88fad Don't be a fool Mr. Baggins if you can help it. the-hobbit gandalf j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
ec0ab02 I am Gandalf, and Gandalf means me! the-hobbit j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
308cced "Slowly the lights of the torches in front of Merry flicked and went out, and he was walking in a darkness; and he thought: 'This is a tunnel leading to a tomb; there we shall stay forever.' But suddenly into his dream there fell a living voice. 'Well, Merry! Thank goodness I have found you!' He looked up and the mist before his eyes cleared a little. There was Pippin! They were face to face in a narrow lane, but for themselves it was empty. He rubbed his eyes. 'Where is the king?' He said. 'And Eowyn?' Then he stumbled and sat down on a doorstep and began to weep again. 'They must have gone up into the Citadel,' said Pippin. 'I think you must have fallen asleep on your feet and taken the wrong turning. When we found out you were not with them, Gandalf sent me to look for you. Poor old Merry! How glad I am to see you again! But you are worn out, and I won't bother you with any talk. But tell me, are you hurt, or wounded?' 'No,' said Merry. 'Well, no, I don't think so. But I can't use my right arm, Pippin, not since I stabbed him. And my sword burned away like a piece of wood.' Pippin's face was anxious. 'Well, you had better come with me as quick as you can,' he said. 'I wish I could carry you. You aren't fit to walk any further. They shouldn't have let you walk at all; but you must forgive them. So many dreadful things have happened in the City, Merry, that one poor hobbit coming in from battle is easily overlooked.' 'It's not always a misfortune being overlooked,' said Merry. 'I was overlooked just now by--no, no, I can't speak of it. Help me, Pippin! It's all going dark again, and my arm is so cold.' 'Lean on me, Merry lad!" said Pippin. 'Come now. Foot by foot. It's not far.' 'Are you going to bury me?' said Merry. 'No, indeed!' said Pippin, trying to sound cheerful, though his heart was wrung with fear and pity. 'No, we are going to the Houses of Healing." tolkien peregrin the-returm-of-the-king theoden witch-king-of-angmar Éowyn meriadoc meriadoc-brandybuck merry-brandybuck peregrin-took pippin-took pippin hobbits merry the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
45e552f "The Fellowship of the Ring is like lightning from a clear sky. . . To say that in it heroic romance, gorgeous, eloquent, and unashamed, has suddenly returned at a period almost pathological in its anti-romanticism, is inadequate. . . Here are beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron; here is a book that will break your heart. . . . It is sane and vigilant invention, revealing at point after point the integration of the author's mind. . . Anguish is, for me, almost the prevailing note. But not, as in the literature most typical of our age, the anguish of abnormal or contorted souls; rather that anguish of those who were happy before a certain darkness came up and will be happy if they live to see it gone. . . . But with the anguish comes also a strange exaltation. . . when we have finished, we return to our own life not relaxed but fortified.... j-r-r-tolkien C.S. Lewis
5cdb861 You are wise and fearless and fair, Lady Galadriel,' said Frodo. 'I will give you the One Ring, if you ask for it. It is too great a matter for me galadriel the-fellowship-of-the-ring frodo-baggins the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
6ad4e60 As they sang the hobbit felt in love of beautiful things made by hands and by cunning and by magic moving through him, a fierce and a jealous love, the desire of the hearts of dwarves. the-hobbit j-r-r-tolkien desire J.R.R. Tolkien
0a4a6af Still that must be expected,' said Gandalf to himself. 'He is not half through yet, and to what he will come in the end not even Elrond can foretell. Not to evil, I think. He may become like a glass filled with a clear light for eyes to see that can. the-fellowship-of-the-ring gandalf the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
3a775d6 We cannot achieve victory by arms, but by arms we can give the Ring-bearer his only chance, frail though it be. the-ring-bearer gandalf the-lord-of-the-rings the-return-of-the-king j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
8f677b9 "Hullo!" said Merry. "So that's what is bothering you? Now, Pippin my lad, don't forget Gildor's saying--the one Sam used to quote: Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." "But our whole life for months has been one long meddling in the affairs of Wizards," said Pippin. "I should like a bit of information as well as danger. I should like a look at that ball." "Go to sleep!" said Merry. "You'll get information enough, sooner or later. My dear Pippin, no Took ever beat a Brandybuck for inquisitiveness; but is it this time, I ask you?" "All right! What's the harm in my telling you what I should like: a look at that stone? I know I can't have it, with old Gandalf sitting on it, like a hen on an egg. But it doesn't help much to get no more from you than a you-can't-have-it-so-go-to-sleep!" "Well, what else could I say?" said Merry. "I'm sorry, Pippin, but you really must wait till the morning. I'll be as curious as you like after breakfast, and I'll help you in any way I can at wizard-wheedling. But I can't keep awake any longer. If I yawn any more, I shall split at the ears. Good night!" sleep tolkien gildor meriadoc-branybuck merry-brandybuck peregrin-took pippin-took the-two-towers hobbits the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien wizards J.R.R. Tolkien
5555deb And so it was settled. Sam Gamgee married Rose Cotton in the spring of 1420 (which was also famous for its weddings), and they came and lived at Bag End. And if Sam thought himself lucky, Frodo knew that he was more lucky himself; for there was not a hobbit in the Shire that was looked after with such care. When the labours or repair had all been planned and set going he took to a quiet life, writing a good deal and going through all his notes. He resigned the office of Deputy Mayor at the Free Fair that Midsummer, and dear old Will Whitfoot had another seven years of presiding at Banquets. marriage rosie-cotton the-lord-of-the-rings the-return-of-the-king sam j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
5f574ac I have more need of thought than of sleep. the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
58da054 The trees do not like strangers. They watch you. They are usually content merely to watch you, as long as daylight lasts, and don't do much. Occasionally the most unfriendly ones may drop a branch, or stick a root out, or grasp at you with a long trailer. But at night things can be most alarming, or so i am told. the-fellowship-of-the-ring the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
13f8a24 A light like the glint of water on dewy grass flashed from under her feet as she danced. the-fellowship-of-the-ring the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
87f1742 The realm of Suaron is ended!' said Gandalf. 'The Ring-bearer has fulfilled his Quest the-quest the-return-of-the-ring the-ring-bearer j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
53df8f4 Little did I know where the chief peril lay! Truly Elrond spoke, saying that we could not foresee what we might meet upon our road. Torment in the dark was the danger that I feared, and it did not hold me back. But I would not have come, had I known the danger of light and joy. gimli j-r-r-tolkien lord-of-the-rings J.R.R. Tolkien
c96c914 What a tale we have been in, Mr. Frodo, haven't we?' he said. 'I wish I could hear it told. Do you think they'll say: Now comes the story of Nine-fingered Frodo and the ring of Doom? And then everyone will hush, like we did, when in Rivendell they told us the tale of Beren One-hand and the Great Jewel. I wish I could hear it! And I wonder how it will go on after our part. rivendell the-return-of-the-king sam j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
3d090be All this last day Frodo had not spoken, but had walked half-bowed, often stumbling, as if his eyes no longer saw the way before his feet. Sam guessed that among all their pains he bore the worst, the growing weight of the Ring, a burden on the body and a torment to his mind. Anxiously Sam had noted how his master's left hand would often be raised as if to ward off a blow, or to screen his shrinking eyes from a dreadful Eye that sought to look in them. And sometimes his right hand would creep to his breast, clutching, and then slowly, as the will recovered mastery, it would be withdrawn. pain frodo-baggins ring-bearer samwise-gamgee the-lord-of-the-rings the-return-of-the-king j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
6c3307d In Dwimordene,in Lorien Seldom have walked the feet of Men, Few mortal eyes have seen the light That lies there ever,long and bright. Galadriel!Galadriel! Clear is the water of your well; White is the star in your white hand; Unmarred,unstained is leaf and land In Dwimordene,in Lorien More fair than thoughts of Mortal Men. the-two-towers j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
74baeb7 in her hand she held a harp, and she sang. Sad and sweet was the sound of her voice in the cool clear air. j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
4f88353 Saruman rose to his feet, and stared at Frodo. There was a strange look in his eyes of mingled wonder and respect and hatred. 'You have grown, Halfling,' he said. 'Yes, you have grown very much. You are wise, and cruel. you have robbed my revenge of sweetness, and now I must go hence in bitterness, in debt to your mercy. I hate it and you! Well, I go and I will trouble you no more. But do not expect me to wish you health and long life. You will have neither. But that is not my doing. I merely foretell. saruman the-lord-of-the-rings the-return-of-the-king sam j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
9194198 I name you Elf-friend; and may the stars shine upon the end of your road! gimli gloin elf the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
78507dc "Frodo: Sam! Wood-Elves! They're going to the harbour beyond the White Towers. To the Grey Havens grey-havens wood-elves frodo-baggins samwise-gamgee the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
eeb4ead Though he walked and breathed, and about him living leaves and flowers were stirred by the same cool wind as fanned his face, Frodo felt he was in a timeless land that did not fade or change or fall into forgetfulness. When he had gone and passed again into the outer world, still Frodo the wanderer from the Shire would walk there, upon the grass among elanor and niphredil in fair Lothlorien the-fellowship-of-the-ring the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
486b946 "What did I tell you? Something's happening!' cried Sam. '"The war's going well," said Shagrat; but Gorbag he wasn't so sure. And he was right there too. Things are looking up, Mr. Frodo. haven't you got some hope now?' 'Well, no, not much, Sam,' Frodo sighed. 'That's away beyond the mountains. We're going east not west. And I'm so tired. And the Ring is so heavy, Sam. And I begin to see it in my mind all the time, like a great wheel of fire." hope wheel-of-fire the-lord-of-the-rings the-return-of-the-king j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
d878df9 Moon-letters are rune-letters, but you cannot see them. elrond the-hobbit j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
1f444d6 For the rest, they shall represent the other Free Peoples of the World: Elves, Dwarves, and Men, Legolas shall be for the Elves; and Gimli son of Gloin for the Dwarves. They are willing to go at least to the passes of the Mountains, and maybe beyond. For Men you shall have Aragorn son of Arathorn, for the Ring of Isildur concerns him closely men arathorn free-people-of-the-world isildur legolas the-fellowship-of-the-rings gimli gloin dwarves the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
bddc104 A wild light came into Frodo's eyes. 'Stand away! Don't touch me!' he cried. 'It is mine, I say. Be off!' His hand strayed to his sword-hilt. But then quickly his voice changed. 'No, no, Sam,' he said sadly. 'But you must understand. It is my burden, and no one else can bear it. It is too late now, Sam dear. You can't help me in that way again. I am almost in its power now. I could not give it up, and if you tried to take it I should go mad. frodo the-lord-of-the-rings sam j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
6afccc0 And far away, as Frodo put on the Ring and claimed it for his own, even in Sammath Naur the very heart of his realm, the Power in Barad-dur was shaken, and the Tower trembled from its foundations to its proud and bitter crown. The Dark Lord was suddenly aware of him, and his Eye piercing all shadows looked across the plain to the door that he had made; and the magnitude of his own folly was revealed to him in a blinding flash, and all the devices of his enemies were at last laid bare. the-dark-lord the-ring the-return-of-the-king j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
099d2f6 on his brow sat wisdom, and in his hand was strength. j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
63df013 Boromir was a valiant member of our Company,' said Frodo at length. 'Yes, I was his friend, for my part j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
643a27a For Tolkien, Catholicism was not an opinion to which one subscribed but a reality to which one submitted. Quite simply, pseudo-psychology aside, Tolkien remained a Catholic for the simple if disarming reason that he believed Catholicism was true. tolkien j-r-r-tolkien catholicism Joseph Pearce
381e7df "Frodo: Mordor. I hope the others find a safer route. Sam: Strider will look after them. fellowship-of-the-ring strider frodo frodo-baggins the-lord-of-the-rings sam j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
23100bf O Sam! cried Frodo. 'What have I said? What have I done? Forgive me! After all you have done. It is the horrible power of the Ring. I wish it had never, never, been found. But don't mind me, Sam. I must carry the burden to the end. It can't be altered. You can't come between me and this doom. frodo the-ring the-return-of-the-king sam j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
4caf750 I am commanded to go to the land of Mordor, and therefore I shall go,' said Frodo. 'If there is only one way, then I must take it. What comes after must come. the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
80aa64e A few melancholy birds were pipping and wailing, until the round red sun sank slowly into the western shadows; then an empty silence fell the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
8af8ce9 Glorfindel smiled. 'I doubt very much,' he said, 'if your friends would be in danger if you were not with them! The pursuit would follow you and leave us in peace, I think. It is you, Frodo, and that which you bear that brings us all in peril. glorfindel peril the-fellowship-of-the-ring the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
45cb0c5 I don't know how long we shall take to - to finish,' said Frodo. 'We were miserably delayed in the hills. But Samwise Gamgee, my dear hobbit - indeed, Sam my dearest hobbit, friend of friends - I do not think we need give thought to what comes after that. To do the job as you put it - what hope is there that we ever shall? And if we do, who knows what will come of that? If the One goes into the Fire, and we are at hand? I ask you, Sam, are we ever likely to need bread again? I think not. If we can nurse our limbs to bring us to Mount Doom, that is all we can do. More than I can, I begin to feel. the-two-towers the-lord-of-the-rings sam j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
16a04f4 Smeagol,' said Gollum suddenly and clearly, opening his eyes wide and staring at Frodo with a strange light. 'Smeagol will swear on the Precious.' Frodo drew himself up, and again Sam was startled by his words and his stern voice. 'On the Precious? How dare you?' he said. 'Think! the-tower-towers the-lord-of-the-rings sam j-r-r-tolkien gollum J.R.R. Tolkien
9524640 In the stern sat Aragon son of Arathorn, proud and erect, guiding the boat with skilful strokes; his hood was cast back, and his dark hair was blowing in the wind, a light was in his eyes: a king returning from exile to his own land. j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
5089c28 His love for Frodo rose above all other thoughts, and forgetting his peril he cried aloud: 'I'm coming, Mr. Frodo!' He ran forward to the climbing path, and over it. At once the road lurned left and plunged steeply down. Sam had crossed into Mordor. the-lord-of-the-rings the-return-of-the-king sam j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
9d2d2ca Frodo! Mr. Frodo, my dear!' cried Sam, tears almost blinding him. 'It's Sam, I've come!' He half lifted his master and hugged him to his breast. the-return-of-the-king j-r-r-tolkien master J.R.R. Tolkien
f770ed3 Then Frodo stirred and spoke with a clear voice, indeed with a voice clearer and more powerful than Sam had ever heard him use, and it rose above the throb and turmoil of Mount Doom, ringing in the roof and walls. 'I have come,' he said. 'But I do not choose now to do what I came to do. I will not do this deed. The Ring is mine! the-return-of-the-king sam j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
6558063 Frodo gave a cry, and there he was, fallen upon his knees at the chasm's edge. But Gollum, dancing like a mad thing, held aloft the ring, a finger still thrust within its circle. the-ring the-return-of-the-king sam j-r-r-tolkien gollum J.R.R. Tolkien
7c74d15 I see that you are an elf-friend; the light in your eyes and the ring in your voice tells it. elf j-r-r-tolkien lord-of-the-rings J.R.R. Tolkien
cd02391 Wonderful folk, Elves, sir! Wonderful!' 'They are,' said Frodo. 'Do you like them still, now you have had a closer view? frodo the-lord-of-the-rings sam j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
b103865 My Precioussss! -Gollum humor the-hobbit precious j-r-r-tolkien movie J.R.R. Tolkien
e0235db Is there no escape then?' said Frodo, looking around wildly. 'If I move I shall be seen and hunted! If I stay, I shall draw them to me! weathertop the-fellowship-of-the-ring the-lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien
8c650dc Against delay. Against the way that seems easier. Against refusal of the burden that is laid on me. Against - well, if it must be said, against trust in the strength and truth of Men. men frodo j-r-r-tolkien lord-of-the-rings J.R.R. Tolkien
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