The best Quotes by Éowyn

Éowyn: "Do what you will; but I will hinder it, if I may."
Witch-king of Angmar: "Hinder me? Thou fool. No living man may hinder me!"
Éowyn: "But no living man am I! You look upon a woman. Éowyn I am, Eomund's daughter."

Witch-king of Angmar: "You fool! No man can kill me. Die now."
Éowyn: "I am no man!"

Women of this country learned long ago, those without swords can still die upon them.

They fight beside you because they would not be parted from you. Because they love you!

He has just as much reason to go to war as you do. Why can he not fight for those he loves?

I wished to be loved by another, but I desire no man's pity.

Aragorn: "What do you fear, lady?"
Éowyn: "A cage. To stay behind bars until use and old age accept them and all chance of valor has gone beyond recall or desire."

Shall I always be left behind when the Riders depart, to mind the house while they win renown, and find food and beds when they return?

I will be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren. No longer do I desire to be a queen.

Alas, not me, lord! Shadow lies on me still. Look not to me for healing! I am a shieldmaiden and my hand is ungentle.

How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand... there is no going back? There are some things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep, that have taken hold.

Gimli: "I never thought I'd die fighting side by side with an elf."
Legolas: "What about side by side with a friend?"
Gimli: "Aye, I could do that."

I don't want to be in a battle, but waiting on the edge of one I can't escape is even worse.

My friends… you bow to no one!

Night changes many thoguhts.

There can be no triumph without loss. No victory without suffering. No freedom without sacrifice.

Sons of Gondor! Of Rohan! My brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me! A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship. But it is not this day. An hour of woes and shattered shields when the age of Men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you stand! Men of the West!

"The deeds of Men will outlast us, Gimli."
"And yet come to naught in the end but might-have-beens, I guess", said the Dwarf.
"To that the Elves know not the answer", said Legolas.

"...Do we walk in legends or on the green earth in the daylight?"
"A man may do both," said Aragorn. "For not we but those who come after will make the legends of our time. The green earth, say you? That is a mighty matter of legend, though you tread it under the light of day!"

From the ashes, a fire shall be woken. A light from the shadow shall spring. Renewed shall be blade that was broken. The crownless again shall be king.

Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.

Death is just another path. One that we all must take.

I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.

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

As they came to the gates Círdan the Shipwright came forth to greet them. Very tall he was, and his beard was long, and he was grey and old, save that his eyes were keen as stars; and he looked at them and bowed, and said "All is now ready."

This day does not belong to one man, but to all. Let us together rebuild this world, that we may share in the days of peace.

For it is easier to shout "stop!" than to do it.

There's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it's worth fighting for.

Gimli: "What's happening out there?"
Legolas: "Shall I describe it to you... or would you like me to find you a box?"

Gimli: "Toss me!"
Aragorn: "What?"
Gimli: "I cannot jump the distance. You'll have to toss me... don't tell the elf!"

A red sun rises. Blood has been spilled this night.

I was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to.

You would die before your stroke fell.

May your sword be sharp and your tongue sharper.

True courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one.

If this is love, I don't want it. Take it away, please! Why does it hurt so much?

Without me, eyes are marbles, no darkness they see.
Faces look garbled, no flurry they feel.
No breath, no cheer, death not to fear.
Time is not spent, roses has no scent.
At nothing you can marvel without me.

It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.

I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone. I choose a mortal life.

Gorbag: "Stop your squealing, you dunghill rat! I'm gonna bleed you like a stuck pig."
Sam: "Not if I stick you first!"

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens

Where there is love, it is never truly dark.

Some things are certain. If I leave him now I will regret it forever.

Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.

Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.

Come, my friends. The Ents are going to war. It is likely that we go to our doom. Last march of the Ents.

There lies the woods of Lothlórien! That is the fairest of all the dwellings of my people. There are not trees like the trees of that land. For in the autumn their leaves fall not, but turn to gold. Not till the spring comes and the new green opens do they fall and then the boughs are laden with yellow flowers; and the floor of the wood is golden and golden is it's roof, and its pillars of silver, for the bark of the trees is smooth and grey. So still our songs in Mirkwood say. My heart would be glad if I were beneath the eaves of that wood, and it were springtime!

Arise, Riders of Théoden! Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered, a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! Ride now! Ride for ruin and the world's ending! Death!

Such is of the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere.

I am Isildur's heir. Fight for me and I will hold your oaths fulfilled!