Hope is never mere, even when it is meager. When all other senses sleep, the eye of hope is first to awaken, last to shut.[to Elrond]
The same wind that seeks to blow out a fire may also cause its spread.
If the Elves abandon Middle-earth now, the armies of darkness will march over the face of the earth. It will be the end, not just of our people, but all peoples.[to Elrond]
It is said that once the Deceiver obtains a being’s trust, he gains the ability to sculpt their very thoughts. To deceive not only their heart and mind, but their eyes and ears. To alter their very reality.
A king’s place is wherever the need is greatest.
