Elrond Quotes

• He is not half through yet, and to what he will come in the end not even Elrond can foretell. Not to evil, I think. He may become like a glass filled with a clear light for eyes to see that can.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Eye, Thinking, Glasses

  J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Lord of the Rings: One Volume”, p.164, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Elrond raised his eyes and looked at him, and Frodo felt his heart pierced by the sudden keenness of the glance. 'If I understand aright all that I have heard,' he said, 'I think that this task is appointed for you, Frodo; and that if you do not find a way, no one will.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Heart, Eye, Thinking

  J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.194, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Such is of the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Moving, Eye, Small Hands

  J.R.R. Tolkien (2014). “The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien”, p.246, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Farewell, and may the blessing of Elves and Men and all Free Folk go with you. May the stars shine upon your faces!

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Stars, Farewell, Blessing

  J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.201, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Having agreed to play Elrond, I realized how much had to be worked out about this character: the idea of portraying someone who is immortal, for one thing; plus the fact he is noble, wise, powerful, good - and beautiful! I began to think that he was altogether impossible to play!

  Hugo Weaving

  Beautiful, Wise, Powerful

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• For Isildur would not surrender it to Elrond and Círdan who stood by. They counselled him to cast it into the fire of Orodruin night at hand... But Isildur refused this counsel, saying: 'This I will have as weregild for my father's death, and my brother's. Was it not I that dealt the Enemy his death-blow?' And the Ring that he held seemed to him exceedingly fair to look on; and he would not suffer it to be destroyed.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Brother, Father, Blow

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• For I am the daughter of Elrond. I shall not go with him when he departs to the Havens: for mine is the choice of Luthien, and as she so have I chosen, both the sweet and the bitter.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Daughter, Sweet, Choices

  J. R. R. Tolkien (1980). “The Lord of the Rings: The return of the King”

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• Then Aragorn was abashed, for he saw the elven-light in her eyes and the wisdom of many days; yet from that hour he loved Arwen Undómiel daughter of Elrond.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Daughter, Eye, Light

  J. R. R. Tolkien (1980). “The Lord of the Rings: The return of the King”

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• Is it not a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt for so small a thing? So small a thing! And I have seen it only for an instant in the house of Elrond! Could I not have a sight of it again?" Frodo looked up. His heart went suddenly cold. He caught the strange gleam in Boromir's eyes, yet his face was still kind and friendly. "It is best that it should lie hidden," he answered. "As you wish. I care not." said Boromir.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Lying, Heart, Eye

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• Then Elrond and Galadriel rode on; for the Third Age was over and the Days of the Rings were passed and an end was come of the story and song of those times.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Song, Age, Stories

  J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Lord of the Rings: One Volume”, p.691, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Elrond's house was perfect, whether you liked food or sleep or story-telling or singing (or reading), or just sitting and thinking best, or a pleasant mixture of them all. Merely to be there was a cure for weariness. ... Evil things did not come into the secret valley of Rivendell.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Fear, Reading, Sleep

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