What course am I to take?" "Towards danger; but not too rashly, nor too straight.

"That's done it!" said Sam. "Now I've rung the front-door bell!"

It is ever so with the things that Men begin: there is a frost in Spring, or a blight in Summer, and they fail of their promise.

Then Aragorn was abashed, for he saw the elven-light in her eyes and the wisdom of many days; yet from that hour he loved Arwen Undómiel daughter of Elrond.

We meet again, at the turn of the tide. A great storm is coming, but the tide has turned.

Aiya Earendil Elenion Ancalima!

his old life lay behind in the mists, dark adventure lay in front.