I’ll take it over Hallmark any day.
Friends who are also members of the Lord of the Rings fellowship give me knowing and appreciative looks and emoticons when I apply quotes to their situations. Friends who have no idea about the source still take the words to heart and even pass them on to others. I believe that it speaks to the complete world that Tolkien created. Middle Earth is rich with history and tales, and the lines between our reality and that fantasy can be blurred with just a slight touch.
Here are some of the quotes that come to mind – feel free to share yours.
For travel:
“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 knowing where you might be swept off to.”
Little by little, one travels far.
For a bad day or sympathy:
May it be a light for you in dark places, when all other lights go out.
I will not say, Do not weep, for not all tears are an evil.
We are not bound forever to the circles of the world, and beyond them is more than memory.
You can only come to the morning through the shadows.
Wisdom for life:
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
The wise speak only of what they know.
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
Many that live deserve death. And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then be not too eager to deal out death in the name of justice, fearing for your own safety. Even the wise cannot see all ends.
It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him
For I was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to; the long explanations needed by the young are wearying
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…
Definitely my OTF for life. It has gotten me through all bad things, and always will I think. It's my world. Mine. My own.
ReplyDeleteDid I tell you that I went to Oxford in January to see Tolkien's grave (I cried - creepy/appropriate; you decide!) and the Eagle and Child and some other places...? It was wonderful...
I quote LotR more than any other thing, I think...
Mary, not creepy at all, but a pilgrimage of sorts. I hope to make it there some day. Of course, I'll have to visit the Bird and Baby too, and to Magdalen, to look around Lewis's haunts... all part of paying homage to two of the greatest friends and writers I have loved in my life :)
ReplyDeleteThe LotR quotes I usually pull out are more for silly situations. "It comes in pints?", "What about second breakfast?", and "My precious..." come up once in a while. The other less obvious one is "It's quite cool" which my brother started and we only use with each other because most people wouldn't get it. It's what Gandalf says when he takes the Ring out of the fire. When we quote it, we say it in the manner that Gandalf says it, in reference to things that are quite cool, just not in the temperature sense of the word.
ReplyDeleteThe only serious LotR quote I can think of at the moment is that sometimes when I'm feeling despondent/nostalgic, I'll pull out an "Ai! Laurie lantar lassi surinen", but just to myself, since most people wouldn't understand.
Great selections! I'll have to tuck this away somewhere, because I love real life knowledge from fiction, especially scifi and fantasy!
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ReplyDeleteMary - I <3 you! I think crying at his grave is entirely appropriate.
ReplyDeleteJoie - And such a fantastic pilgrimage it would be.
Eleni - I love talking about second breakfasts, and I say "we hates it, precious" a fair amount. Oh, and I like to go the mountains so - "I want to see mountains again, Gandalf, mountains!" comes up too.
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GirlsAre - I try to keep a running quotes book with all of these favorites, but it ends up being much easier to copy/paste them and save them on my computer.
Dumblond - Quoting Lord of the Rings can get you far in life. :D
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