29 8 / 2012
lotr is the reason why i’m anti-war
isn’t that odd
when i read the section in the two towers where sam saw the dead easterling it really changed how i viewed war
“he wondered what the man’s name was and where he came from, and if he was really evil of heart or what lies or threats had led him on the long march from his home, and if he would not really rather have stayed there in peace” (that was from memory so forgive me if it’s wrong)
i don’t know that just impacted me like nothing ever has before, it’s so profound and understanding and just loving honestly
30 1 / 2012
“There is light. Beauty up there that no shadow can touch.”
(Source: speakfriendandenter)
30 1 / 2012
26 1 / 2012
i’m going to watch the two towers later
and just slowly inch toward the screen
until i’m hugging it when faramir appears
26 1 / 2012
Interviewer: Do you wish to be remembered chiefly by your writings on philology or other matters, or by “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit?”
J.R.R. Tolkien: If I had the choice of “The Lord of the Rings” I’d take it.
(Source: youtube.com, via gothicsanctuary-deactivated2012)
25 1 / 2012
There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.
This part of the book always had me sobbing. It’s basically one of my favorite quotes ever. =’)
i completely agree! my second favorite part of the book :)
(Source: wildshieldmaiden)
20 1 / 2012
03 1 / 2012
today is tolkien’s birthday
have i ever mentioned how influential tolkien has been in my life
24 11 / 2011
with every passing day i find it more difficult to suppress the urge to get a tattoo of the tree of gondor
