#gandalf

Courage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand-—that and such hope as I bring. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#gandalf #hope #war #courage

Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#death-penalty #gandalf #j-r-r-tolkien #lord-of-the-rings #death

great gandalfs ghost! if he had a ghost. i doubt it. he was such a snob... ↗

— Margaret Weis

#ghost #zifnab #death

Home is now behind you, the world is ahead! ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#lotr #tolkien #home

The treacherous are ever distrustful. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#gandalf #inspirational #philosophy #truth #inspirational

The wise speak only of what they know, Gríma son of Gálmód. A witless worm have you become. Therefore be silent, and keep your forked tongue behind your teeth. I have not passed through fire and death to bandy words with a serving-man till the lightning falls.' There was a roll of thunder. The sunlight became blotted out from the eastern windows; the whole hall became suddenly dark as night. The fire faded to sullen embers. Only Gandalf could be seen, standing white and tall before the blackened hearth. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#galmod #gandalf #grima #snake #death

He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#gandalf #reductionism #wisdom #wisdom

The authority is not granted you to deny the return of the king! ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#authority

you wouldn't happen to have a pipe and a bit of tobacco about, would- i heard that! gandalf enjoyed a good pipe! why do you think he's called gandalf the gray? it wasn't for the color of his robes ↗

— Margaret Weis

#humor #smoking #zifnab #death

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#gandalf #time