“There is no curse in Elvish, Entish, or the tongues of Men for this treachery.”
“Horses are far worse than men for treachery...”
“Some honorable men spend their whole life preparing for a supreme act of treachery”
“The curse of men can't make me defiled.I defile myself if I curse men by intention.”
“A child who can love the oddities of a fantasy book cannot possibly be xenophobic as an adult. What is a different color, a different culture, a different tongue for a child who has already mastered Elvish, respected Puddleglums, or fallen under the spell of dark-skinned Ged?”
“There is always the threat of tomorrow's treachery, or next year's treachery, or the treachery implicit in all the tomorrows beyond that.”