Most favorite one-liners - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Estelyn Telcontar · 01-23-2002, 01:48 AM

What a great idea for a thread, ManHands!

Lush, you've already got some I like; as I've been reading my books with pencil in hand this time, I'll add a few of my favorites:

"Mercy!" cried Gandalf. "If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?"

(Pippin's answer)"The names of all the stars, and of all living things, and the whole history of Middle-earth and Over-heavens and of the Sundering Seas. Of course! What less?"

(the Warden, Houses of Healing)"The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them."

(Eowyn)"It needs but one foe to breed a war, not two."

(Aragorn)"The counsel of Gandalf was not founded on foreknowledge of safety, for himself or for others. Ther are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark."

I could keep going - there's so much wisdom in there . . .

01-23-2002, 01:48 AM	#3
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	What a great idea for a thread, ManHands! Lush, you've already got some I like; as I've been reading my books with pencil in hand this time, I'll add a few of my favorites: "Mercy!" cried Gandalf. "If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?" (Pippin's answer)"The names of all the stars, and of all living things, and the whole history of Middle-earth and Over-heavens and of the Sundering Seas. Of course! What less?" (the Warden, Houses of Healing)"The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them." (Eowyn)"It needs but one foe to breed a war, not two." (Aragorn)"The counsel of Gandalf was not founded on foreknowledge of safety, for himself or for others. Ther are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark." I could keep going - there's so much wisdom in there . . . __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'