The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Quotes

How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand there is no going back? There are some things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep, that have taken hold.

What about side by side with a friend?[Gimli: Never thought I’d die fighting side by side with an Elf.]

Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of Men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship. But it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields, when the age of Men comes crashing down. But it is not this day. This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you stand, Men of the West!

Why do the fools fly? Better to die sooner than late. For die we must.

There’s plenty for the both of us. May the best Dwarf win.[to Legolas]

You may triumph in the field of battle for a day, but against the power that has risen in the east, there is no victory.[to Gandalf]

One thing I have learned about Hobbits: they’re a most hardy folk.[to Merry]

Now, listen carefully. Lord Denethor is Boromir’s father. To give him news of his beloved son’s death would be most unwise. And do not mention Frodo, or the Ring. And say nothing of Aragorn either. In fact, it’s better if you don’t speak at all, Peregrin Took.

If I leave him now, I will regret it forever.[about Aragorn]

I will not say: “Do not weep”, for not all tears are an evil.

Death is just another path, one that we all must take.

Certainty of death, small chance of success… What are we waiting for?