More quotes by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

"The treacherous are ever distrustful."
"Fair speech may hide a foul heart."
"Being a cheerful hobbit, he had not needed hope, as long as despair could be postponed."
"I was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to"
"There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark."