More quotes by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

"We set out to save the Shire, Sam and it has been saved - but not for me."
"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."
"In this hour, I do not believe that any darkness will endure."
"Then hope unlooked-for came so suddenly to Eomer's heart, and with it the bite of care and fear renewed, that he said no more, but turned and went swiftly from the hall."
"Oft hope is born when all is forlorn."