Contest: Lord of the Rings Quote Sprites!
Possible Quotes
Some of these are rather long. You can just take a line or two, as it suits you. These are all from The Two Towers - I tried to get a good variety, but I might just have a Faramir fixation. ;) If you use one of these, you don't need to give me the chapter reference.
| Quote: | Speaker: | In: |
| "Wise man trusts not to chance-meeting on the road in this land." | Faramir | Two Towers, Book IV, ch. 4, "Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit" |
| "May the light shine on your swords!" | Frodo (to Faramir) | Two Towers, Book IV, ch. 4, "Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit" |
| "I would not snare even an orc with a falsehood." | Faramir | Two Towers, Book IV, ch. 5, "The Window on the West" |
| "Not were Minas Tirith falling in ruin and I alone could save her, so, using the weapon of the Dark Lord for her good and my glory. No, I do not wish for such triumphs, Frodo son of Drogo." | Faramir | Two Towers, Book IV, ch. 5, "The Window on the West" |
| "War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its switftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend: the city of the Men of Númenor; and I would have her loved for her memory, her ancientry, her beauty, and her present wisdom. Not feared, save as men may fear the dignity of a man, old and wise." | Faramir | Two Towers, Book IV, ch. 5, "The Window on the West" |
| "Or I am wise enough to know that there are some perils from which a man must flee." | Faramir | Two Towers, Book IV, ch. 5, "The Window on the West" |
| "But dark is the road appointed for thee: The Dead watch the road that leads to the Sea." |
Galadriel's message to Aragorn | Two Towers, Book III, ch. 5, "The White Rider" |
| "He has passed through the fire and the abyss, and they shall fear him." | Aragorn, of Gandalf | Two Towers, Book III, ch. 5, "The White Rider" |
| "I have spoken words of hope. But only of hope. Hope is not victory." | Gandalf | Two Towers, Book III, ch. 5, "The White Rider" |
| "Since Gandalf's head is now sacred, let us find one that is right to cleave!" | Gimli | Two Towers, Book III, ch. 5, "The White Rider" |
| "I said not Éomer. And he is not the last. There is Éowyn, daughter of Éomund, his sister. She is fearless and high-hearted. All love her. Let her be as lord of the Eorlingas, while we are gone." | Háma, Doorward of Théoden | Two Towers, Book III, ch. 6, "The King of the Golden Hall" |
| "A king will have his way in his own hall, be it folly or wisdom." | Gandalf | Two Towers, Book III, ch. 6, "The King of the Golden Hall" |
| "And behind us comes a very storm of Mordor. It will be a black night." | Gimli | Two Towers, Book III, ch. 7, "Helm's Deep" |
| "It is as if the twilight under endless trees were flowing down from the hills." | Legolas | Two Towers, Book III, ch. 7, "Helm's Deep" |
| "Andúril! Andúril goes to war! The Blade that was Broken shines again!" | Rohirrim at Helm's Deep | Two Towers, Book III, ch. 7, "Helm's Deep" |
| "Do we walk in legends or on the green earth in the daylight?" | Éomer | Two Towers, Book III, ch. 2, "The Riders of Rohan" |
| "So that is the King of Rohan! A fine old fellow. Very polite." | Pippin | Two Towers, Book III, ch. 8, "The Road to Isengard" |
| "Wizards ought to know better: they do know better." | Treebeard | Two Towers, Book III, ch. 4, "Treebeard" |
| "But if we stayed home and did nothing, doom would find us anyway, sooner or later. That thought has long been growing in our hearts; and that is why we are marching now. It was not a hasty resolve." | Treebeard | Two Towers, Book III, ch. 4, "Treebeard" |