894 Quotes by J.R.R. Tolkien

Out of doubt, out of dark to the day's risingI came singing into the sun, sword unsheathing.To hope's end I rode and to heart's breaking:Now for wrath, now for ruin and a red nightfall!

This is the ending. Now not day only shall be beloved, but night too shall be beautiful and blessed and all its fear pass away.

twice blessed is help unlooked for

And all the host laughed and wept, and in the midst of their merriment and tears the clear voice of the minstrel rose like silver and gold, and all men were hushed. And he sang to them, now in the Elven-tongue, now in the speech of the West, until their hearts, wounded with sweet words, overflowed, and their joy was like swords, and they passed in thought out to regions where pain and delight flow together and tears are the very wine of blessedness.

Pippin glanced in some wonder at the face now close beside his own, for the sound of that laugh had been gay and merry. Yet in the wizard's face he saw at first only lines of care and sorrow; though as he looked more intently he perceived that under all there was a great joy: a fountain of mirth enough to set a kingdom laughing, were it to gush forth.

Safely on my way.''Safely!' said Sam. 'All alone and without me to help you? I couldn't have a borne it, it'd have been the death of me.'' It would be the death of you to come with me, Sam,' said Frodo,' and I could not borne that.''Not as certain as being left behind,' said Sam.'But I am going to Mordor.''I know that well enough, Mr. Frodo. Of course you are. And I'm coming with you.

Courage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand-—that and such hope as I bring.

But the only measure that he knows is desire desire for power and so he judges all hearts. Into his heart the thought will not enter that any will refuse it that having the Ring we may seek to destroy it. If we seek this we shall put him out of reckoning.

Being a cheerful hobbit, he had not needed hope, as long as despair could be postponed.