The Return of the King Quotes

“I wished to be loved by another . . . But I desire no man’s pity.”

― J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

topic:lovedesire

“Few other griefs amid the ill chances of this world have more bitterness and shame for a man’s heart than to behold the love of a lady so fair and brave that cannot be returned.”

― J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

topic:love

“‘What do you fear, lady?’ he asked. ‘A cage,’ she said. ‘To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.’”

― J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

topic:fearaction

“The reason of my waking mind tells me that great evil has befallen and we stand at the end of days. But my heart says nay; and all my limbs are light, and a hope and joy are come to me that no reason can deny.”

― J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

topic:hearthope

“His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.”

― J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

topic:heartwisdomgrief

“ I am glad that you are here with me . . . Here at the end of all things, Sam.”

― J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

topic:friendship

“We fear to say too much. It robs us of the right words when a jest is out of place.”

― J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

topic:words

“And he sang to them, now in the elven-tongue, now in the speech of the West, until their hearts, wounded with sweet words, overflowed, and their joy was like swords, and they passed in thought out to regions where pain and delight flow together...”

― J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

topic:painjoy

“a traitor may betray himself and do good that he does not intend.”

― J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

topic:good

“Yet it is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till.”

― J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

topic:evil