He had all the injured air of a liar suspected…

He had all the injured air of a liar suspected when for once he has told the truth, or part of it.

Book IV, The Black Gate is Closed

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We are lost, lost,’ said Gollum. ‘No name, no business, no Precious, nothing. Only empty. Only hungry; yes, we are hungry. A few little fishes, nasty bony little fishes, for a poor creature, and they say death. So wise they are; so just, so very just. - View Quote Details on We are lost, lost,’ said Gollum. ‘No name, no business,…
Frodo raised his head, and then stood up. Despair had not left him, but the weakness had passed. He even smiled grimly, feeling now as clearly as a moment before he had felt the opposite, that what he had to do, he had to do, if he could, and that whether Faramir or Aragorn or Elrond or Galadriel or Gandalf or anyone else ever knew about it was beside the purpose. - View Quote Details on Frodo raised his head, and then stood up. Despair had…
‘The treacherous are ever distrustful,’ answered Gandalf wearily. - View Quote Details on ‘The treacherous are ever distrustful,’ answered Gandalf wearily.
Who can now hold the fords when the King of the Nine Riders comes? And other armies will come. I am too late. All is lost. I tarried on the way. All is lost. Even if my errand is performed, no one will ever know. There will be no one I can tell. It will be in vain. - View Quote Details on Who can now hold the fords when the King of…
The fleeting moment had passed, beyond recall. ‘Sneaking, sneaking!’ he hissed. ‘Hobbits always so polite, yes. O nice hobbits! Sméagol brings them up secret ways that nobody else could find. Tired he is, thirsty he is, yes thirsty; and he guides them and he searches for paths, and they say sneak, sneak. Very nice friends, O yes my precious, very nice.’ - View Quote Details on The fleeting moment had passed, beyond recall. ‘Sneaking, sneaking!’ he…