Thursday Thirteen #580

Lord of the Rings quotes (some from the movie, some from the book)

1. “I thought up an ending for my book. ‘And he lives happily ever after, till the end of his days.'” – Bilbo

2. “The board is set, the pieces are moving. We come to it at last, the great battle of our time.” - Gandalf

3. “A day may come when the courage of men fails . . . but it is not THIS day.”  – Aragorn

4. “I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the Ages of this world alone.”  – Arwen

5. “There is no curse in Elvish, Entish, or the tongues of Men for this treachery.”  – Treebeard

6. “Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.”  – Galadriel

7. "He used often to say there was only one Road; that it was like a great river: it's springs were at every doorstep and every path was it's tributary. "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door," he used to say. "You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no telling where you might be swept off to." - Frodo about his uncle Bilbo Baggins

8. "Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." - Gildor (book only)

9. All that is gold does not glitter,
 Not all those who wander are lost;
 The old that is strong does not wither,
 Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
 From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
 A light from the shadows shall spring;
 Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
 The crownless again shall be king.
                      - The Riddle of Strider (book)

10. "Don't adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on the story." - Bilbo (book)

11. "You shall not pass!" - Gandalf

12. "Time does not tarry ever," he said; "but change and growth is not in all things and places alike. - Legolas (book)
 
13. "All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you." - Gandalf
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