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

"The day will bring hope for me,"said Aragorn. "Is it not said that no foe has ever taken the Hornburg, if men defended it?""So the minstrels say,"said Éomer."Then let us defend it, and hope!"
"I was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to"
"The treacherous are ever distrustful."
"I have spoken words of hope. But only of hope. Hope is not victory."
"The treacherous are ever distrustful."