Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

"All that is gold does not glitter,Not all those who wander are lost;The old that is strong does not wither,Deep roots are not reached by the frost.From the ashes a fire shall be woken,A light from the shadows shall spring;Renewed shall be blade that was broken,The crownless again shall be king."

"May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out."

"Have you thought of an ending?""Yes, several, and all are dark and unpleasant.""Oh, that won't do! Books ought to have good endings. How would this do: and they all settled down and lived together happily ever after?""It will do well, if it ever came to that.""Ah! And where will they live? That's what I often wonder."

"I will take the Ring", he said, "though I do not know the way."

"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."