You have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have.
J. R. R. TolkienNo taste of food, no feel of water, no sound of wind, no memory of tree or grass or flower, no image of moon or star are left to me. I am naked in the dark, Sam, and there is no veil between me and the wheel of fire. I begin to see it even with my waking eyes, and all else fades.
J. R. R. TolkienFolk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn't. They kept going because they were holding on to something.... That there's some good in the world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for.
J. R. R. TolkienCourage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand-โthat and such hope as I bring.
J. R. R. Tolkien