Tag Archives: Lord of the Rings
Sunday’s Wisdom #349: Death and Judgment
“Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death and judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends.” – Gandalf, The Lord … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #300: Good Worth Fighting For
“There’s some good in this world, Mister Frodo, and it’s worth fighting for.” – Samwise Gamgee, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers One really wants these “milestone” quotes to be something special, ya know? And I don’t think … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #64: Those Without Swords…
“Those without swords can still die upon them.” – Eowyn, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers In fact, it’s usually much easier for someone to die on a sword when they don’t have one. Even if they don’t … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #40: Carrying Not Your Burden, But You
“Come on, Mr. Frodo! I can’t carry it for you! But I can carry you!” – Samwise Gamgee The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Outside that scene when the Rohan cavalry is charging into the orkish … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #38: Holding On To Something
“It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn’t want to know the end, because how could the end be happy? How could the world … Continue reading
Masters of Storytelling: J.R.R. Tolkien
Oh, yes. I am. I am posting an entry about the grandfather of fantasy himself: J.R.R. Tolkien! Flying too close to the sun, you say? Eh, I prefer to think of it as digging deep, reaching the roots of a … Continue reading
Favorite Fantasy Franchise: Lord of the Awesome!
The Lord of the Rings trilogy! Complete with its prequel, the soon-to-be-complete trilogy of The Hobbit! Hands down! No contest! Heh, it probably says something: I had to think for awhile before picking my sci-fi Top Pick, but only a … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #1: All You Have to Decide
“I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.” “So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All you have to decide is what … Continue reading
Karliene Reynolds, a Bard and a Muse
Sometimes, once every so often, you’re just killing some time, poking around YouTube, looking for whatever, and suddenly it’s like you tripped over a pile of gold. That’s more or less what it feels like, looking back at how I … Continue reading
Merlin's Musings 