“What makes Galadriel such a remarkable figure is her serenity amidst the coming defeat of her realm and her people. Far from resigning herself to any sort of fatalism, she desires only that the ought shall become the is: "Yet… — Ralph C. Wood Copy Share Image
“To console Pippin about the treachery of Gollum, Gandalf reminds him that "a traitor may betray himself and do good that he does not… — Ralph C. Wood Copy Share Image
“The Gospel is the ultimate fairy-story, Tolkien concludes, because it contains "the greatest and most complete conceivable eucatastrophe… There is no tale ever told… — Ralph C. Wood Copy Share Image
“to shrink the circle of intimate community to the smallest possible circumference. This is the spoiling of faithful friendship.” — Ralph C. Wood Copy Share Image
“What makes Galadriel such a remarkable figure is her serenity amidst the coming defeat of her realm and her people. Far from resigning herself… — Ralph C. Wood Copy Share Image
“Tolkien understands the odd danger posed by virtue cut off from the Good. Over and again, he demonstrates his fundamental conviction that evil preys… — Ralph C. Wood Copy Share Image
“Here Tolkien states, in indirect form, one of the deepest of Christian truths: all love that is not ordered to the love of God… — Ralph C. Wood Copy Share Image
“Tolkien reveals that our personalities take on the quality of our acts. Outward behavior manifests inward convictions, whether for good or ill. "The good… — Ralph C. Wood Copy Share Image
“satirical against those who called him an escapist for creating the fantastic world of Middle-earth: "The notion that motor-cars are more 'alive' than, say,… — Ralph C. Wood Copy Share Image
![“What makes Galadriel such a remarkable figure is her serenity amidst the coming defeat of her realm and her people. Far from resigning herself to any sort of fatalism, she desires only that the ought shall become the is: "Yet if you [Frodo] succeed, then our power is diminished, and Lothlorien…” quote by Ralph C. Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5db/ralph-c-wood-49122_failure_what-makes-galadriel-such-a-remarkable-f_655524.jpg)
