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Their horses were of great stature, strong and clean-limbed; their gray coats glistened, their long tails flowed in the wind, their manes were braided on their proud necks.

Their horses were of great stature, strong and clean-limbed; their gray coats glistened, their long tails flowed in the wind, their manes were braided on their proud necks.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Strong, Horse, Wind
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.421, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

And you, Ringbearer' she said, turning to Frodo. 'I come to you last who are not last in my thoughts. For you I have prepared this.' She held up a small crystal phial: it glittered as she moved it and rays of white light sprang from her hand. 'In this phial,' she said,' is caught the light of Earendil's star, set amid the waters of my fountain. It will shine still brighter when night is about you. May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out. Frodo took the phial, and for a moment as it shone between them, he saw her again standing like a queen, great and beautiful.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Beautiful, Stars, Queens
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.266, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Speak no evil of the Lady Galadriel!" said Aragorn sternly. "You know not what you say. There is in her and in this land, no evil, unless a man bring it hither himself. Then let him beware!

J. R. R. Tolkien
Men, Speak No Evil, Land
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Lord of the Rings: One Volume”, p.253, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

We have sworn, and not lightly. This oath we will keep. We are threatened with many evils, and treason not least; but one thing is not said: that we shall suffer from cowardice, from cravens or the fear of cravens. Therefore I say that we will go on, and this doom I add: the deeds that we shall do shall be the matter of song until the last days of Arda.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Song, Evil, Suffering
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Silmarillion”, p.63, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

But it seems that the wind is setting East, and the withering of all Woods may be drawing near.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Wind, Drawing, East
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.461, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Many evil things there are that your strong walls and bright swords do not stay.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Strong, Wall, Evil
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Lord of the Rings: One Volume”, p.181, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

I have the hatred of apartheid in my bones.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Hatred, Bones, Apartheid
Valedictory address to the University of Oxford, 1959.

Then hope unlooked-for came so suddenly to Eomer's heart, and with it the bite of care and fear renewed, that he said no more, but turned and went swiftly from the hall.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Fear, Heart, Care
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings”, p.844, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

"We will make such a chase as shall be accounted a marvel among the Three Kindreds: Elves, Dwarves and Men. Forth the Three Hunters!" Like a deer he sprang away. Through the trees he sped. On and on he led them, tireless and swift, now that his mind was at last made up. The woods about the lake they left behind. Long slopes they climbed, dark, hard-edged against the sky already red with sunset. They passed away, grey shadows in a stony land.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Sunset, Dark, Men
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Lord of the Rings: One Volume”, p.293, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

I'm looking for someone to share in an adventure.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Adventure, Movie Love, Share
"Fictional character: Gandalf". "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey", www.imdb.com. 2012.

Splendid! They used to go up like great lilies and snapdragons and laburnums of fire and hang in the twilight all evening!

J. R. R. Tolkien
Flower, Twilight, Fire
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Hobbit”, p.10, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Tell me, who are you, alone, yourself and nameless?

J. R. R. Tolkien
Nameless
J.R.R. Tolkien (2014). “The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien”, p.445, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Aragorn threw back his cloak. The elven-sheath glittered as he grasped it, and the bright blade of Andúril shone like a sudden flame as he swept it out. 'Elendil!' he cried. 'I am Aragorn, son of Arathorn, and am called Elessar, the Elfstone, Dúnadan, the heir of Isildur Elendil's son of Gondor. Here is the Sword that was Broken and is forged again! Will you aid me or thwart me? Choose swiftly!

J. R. R. Tolkien
Son, Flames, Broken
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.19, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

No Victory Without Suffering

J. R. R. Tolkien
Suffering, Victory
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", 2003.

His head was swimming, and he was far from certain even of the direction they had been going in when he had his fall. He guessed as well as he could, and crawled along for a good way, till suddenly his hand met what felt like a tiny ring of cold metal lying on the floor of the tunnel. It was a turning point in his career, but he did not know it. He put the ring in his pocket almost without thinking; certainly it did not seem of any particular use at the moment.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Lying, Fall, Swimming
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Hobbit”, p.43, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

If only that dratted wizard would leave young Frodo alone, perhaps he'll settle down and grow some hobbit-sense,' they said. And to all appearance the wizard did leave Frodo alone, and he did settle down, but the growth of hobbit-sense was not very noticable.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Growth, Wizards, Down And
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Lord of the Rings: One Volume”, p.42, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Well, you can go on looking forward," said Gandalf. "There may be many unexpected feasts ahead of you.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Optimism, Goes On, May
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Lord of the Rings: One Volume”, p.205, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Help means ruin and saving means slaying.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Mean, Saving, Ruins
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.565, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Gandalf thought of most things; and though he could not do everything, he could do a great deal for friends in a tight corner.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Deals, Corners
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Hobbit”, p.32, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

How could such a large door be kept secret from everybody outside, apart from the dragon?" [Bilbo] asked. He was only a little hobbit you must remember.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Doors, Dragons, Secret
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Hobbit”, p.14, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Hammer and tongs! I am so torn between rage and joy, that if I do not burst, it will be a marvel!

J. R. R. Tolkien
Joy, Hammers, Rage
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.544, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

They hammered on the outer gate and called, but there was at first no answer; and then to their surprise someone blew a horn, and the lights in the windows went out. A voice shouted in the dark: 'Who's that? Be off! You can't come in. Can't you read the notice: No admittance between sundown and sunrise?' 'Of course we can't read the notice in the dark,' Sam shouted back. 'And if hobbits of the Shire are to be kept out in the wet on a night like this, I'll tear down your notice when I find it.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Dark, Night, Light
J. R. R. Tolkien (1980). “The Lord of the Rings: The return of the King”

Memory is not what the heart desires. That is only a mirror, be it clear as Kheled-zaram. Or so says the heart of Gimli the Dwarf.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Memories, Heart, Dwarves
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.267, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

And Gandalf said: "This is your realm, and the heart of the greater realm that shall be. The Third Age of the world is ended, and the new age is begun; and it is your task to order its beginning and to preserve what must be preserved. For though much has been saved, much must now pass away; and the power of the Three Rings also is ended. And all the lands that you see, and those that lie round about them, shall be dwellings of Men. For the time comes of the Dominion of Men, and the Elder Kindred shall fade or depart.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Lying, Heart, Men
J. R. R. Tolkien (1994). “The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings”, Thorndike Pr

So it ends as I guessed it would,' his thoughts said, even as it fluttered away; and it laughed a little within him ere it fled, almost gay it seemed to be casting off all doubt and care and fear. And even as it winged away into forgetfulness it heard voices, and they seemed to be crying in some forgotten world far above: 'The eagles are coming! The eagles are coming!' For one moment more Pippin's thought hovered. "Bilbo! But no! That came in his tale, long long ago. This is my tale, and it ended now. Good-bye!' And his thought fled far away and his eyes saw no more.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Eye, Gay, Eagles

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