
There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.
This part of the book always had me sobbing. It’s basically one of my favorite quotes ever. =’)
(Source: wildshieldmaiden, via gollykeeper)
There, peeping among...cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a...
Totally agree. One of my favorite quotes, ever.