“The burned hand teaches best. After that, advice about fire goes to the heart.”

“There was a fire in the wide hearth before them, and it was burning with a sweet smell, as if it were built of apple-wood.”

“So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.”

“His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.”

“Courage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand-—that and such hope as I bring.”

“And thus it came to pass that the Silmarils found their long homes: one in the airs of heaven, and one in the fires of the heart of the world, and one in the deep waters.”

“Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.”