[Lindale]

"But if they weary of peace and the plays of peace, soon they will go back to their great play, manslaying and war. Thus it is, and we are set here among them. But we need not assent..."

Erendis to Ancalime. I love this quote, and not least because Tolkien isn't too fond of strong-willed women. Let me continue:

"...We also are daughters of the great, and we have wills and courage of our own. Therefore do not bend, Ancalime. Once bend a little, and they will bend you further until you are bowed down. Sink your roots into the rock, and face the wind, though it blow away all your leaves."