They cannot conquer for ever!
They cannot conquer for ever!
Book IV, Journey to the Cross-roads
Other The Two Towers Quotes
- I never thought of that before! We’ve got — you’ve got some of the light of it in that star-glass that the Lady gave you! Why, to think of it, we’re in the same tale still! It’s going on. Don’t the great tales never end? - View Quote Details on I never thought of that before! We’ve got — you’ve…
- 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…
- It had always been a notion of his that the kindness of dear Mr. Frodo was of such a high degree that it must imply a fair measure of blindness. […] Gollum in his own way, and with much more excuse as his acquaintance was much briefer, may have made a similar mistake, confusing kindness and blindness. - View Quote Details on It had always been a notion of his that the…
- I wonder if we shall ever be put into songs or tales. We’re in one, or course; but I mean: put into words, you know, told by the fireside, or read out of a great big book with red and black letters, years and years afterwards. And people will say: “Let’s hear about Frodo and the Ring!” And they’ll say: “Yes, that’s one of my favourite stories. Frodo was very brave. wasn’t he, dad?” “Yes, my boy, the famousest of the hobbits, and that’s saying a lot.” - View Quote Details on I wonder if we shall ever be put into songs…
- We are truth-speakers, we men of Gondor. We boast seldom, and then perform, or die in the attempt. Not if I found it on the highway would I take it I said. Even if I were such a man as to desire this thing, and even though I knew not clearly what this thing was when I spoke, still I should take those words as a vow, and be held by them. - View Quote Details on We are truth-speakers, we men of Gondor. We boast seldom,…
- My name is growing all the time, and I’ve lived a very long, long time; so my name is like a story. Real names tell you the story of the things they belong to in my language, in the Old Entish as you might say. It is a lovely language, but it takes a very long time to say anything in it, because we do not say anything in it, unless it is worth taking a long time to say, and to listen to. - View Quote Details on My name is growing all the time, and I’ve lived…
- Even Gollum might be good in a tale, better than he is to have by you, anyway…I wonder if he thinks he’s the hero or the villain? - View Quote Details on Even Gollum might be good in a tale, better than…
- The praise of the praiseworthy is above all rewards. - View Quote Details on The praise of the praiseworthy is above all rewards.
- I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. - View Quote Details on I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness,…
- No, they never end as tales,’ said Frodo. ‘But the people in them come, and go when their part’s ended. Our part will end later - or sooner. - View Quote Details on No, they never end as tales,’ said Frodo. ‘But the…
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