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The Return of the King quotes

J. R. R. Tolkien

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“It is useless to meet revenge with revenge: it will heal nothing.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“Yet it is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“‘What do you fear, lady?’ he asked. ‘A cage,’ she said. ‘To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.’” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“All your words are but to say: you are a woman, and your part is in the house. But when the men have died in battle and honour, you have leave to be burned in the house, for the men will need it no more. But I am of the House of Eorl and not a...” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“The reason of my waking mind tells me that great evil has befallen and we stand at the end of days. But my heart says nay; and all my limbs are light, and a hope and joy are come to me that no reason can deny.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“I will be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“We fear to say too much. It robs us of the right words when a jest is out of place.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“Oft hope is born, when all is forlorn.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“the world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“it’s no good worrying about tomorrow. It probably won’t come.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“ I am glad that you are here with me . . . Here at the end of all things, Sam.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“Well, here at last, dear friends, on the shores of the Sea comes the end of our fellowship in Middle-earth. Go in peace! I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“a traitor may betray himself and do good that he does not intend.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“Your time may come. Do not be too sad, Sam. You cannot be always 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.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“And yet their wills did not yield, and they struggled on.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“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...” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“I wished to be loved by another . . . But I desire no man’s pity.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“Few other griefs amid the ill chances of this world have more bitterness and shame for a man’s heart than to behold the love of a lady so fair and brave that cannot be returned.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“Courage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand—that and such hope as I bring.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“In sorrow we must go, but not in despair. Behold! we are not bound for ever to the circles of the world, and beyond them is more than memory.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you and it as well.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
“Where will wants not, a way opens” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

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