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‘One who cannot cast away a treasure at need is in fetters. You did rightly.’
J.R.R. Tolkien • The Lord of the Rings
‘It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish, as my old gaffer used to say. And
J. R. R. Tolkien • The Lord of the Rings: The classic fantasy masterpiece
‘By all the signs, Captain Shagrat, I’d say there’s a large warrior loose, Elf most likely, with an elf-sword anyway, and an axe as well maybe; and he’s loose in your bounds, too, and you’ve never spotted him. Very funny indeed!’ Gorbag spat. Sam smiled grimly at this description of himself.
J.R.R. Tolkien • The Lord of the Rings
He enters the forest.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
‘I don’t mean shagging him. That’s very on brand if you don’t mind my saying so. But I mean . . . you’re trying to save the planet, and your big idea was to try and get some bloke to fix everything?’ ‘He’s Arthur Pendragon, he’s not just “some bloke”.’ ‘Now you listen to me,’ says Nimue. ‘Arthur Pendragon is the definition of Just Some Bloke.
Thomas D. Lee • Perilous Times
Well, if that is the job then I must do it. But I would dearly like to see Bywater again, and Rosie Cotton and her brothers, and the Gaffer and Marigold and all.