Fro Tolkien Day (yesterday) and Froday! ;)
Quote from my favorite letter:
"Frodo had become a considerable person, but of a special kind: in spiritual enlargement rather than in increase of physical or mental power; his will was much stronger than it had been, but so far it had been exercised in resisting not using the Ring and with the object of destroying it. He needed time, much time, before he could control the Ring or (which in such a case is the same) before it could control him; before his will and arrogrance could grow to a stature in which eh could dominate other major hostile wills. Even so for a long time his acts and commands would stil have to seem 'good' to him, to be for the benefit of others besides himself." ~Letter 246, Sept. 1963 From a Letter to Mrs. Eileen Elgar
Enlightening... but always good to hear it from the Professor himself. ;)
Happy Froday! ♥
oh yeah, i made this icon from the icon maker thing... i think it came out quite nice. ;) :D
"Frodo had become a considerable person, but of a special kind: in spiritual enlargement rather than in increase of physical or mental power; his will was much stronger than it had been, but so far it had been exercised in resisting not using the Ring and with the object of destroying it. He needed time, much time, before he could control the Ring or (which in such a case is the same) before it could control him; before his will and arrogrance could grow to a stature in which eh could dominate other major hostile wills. Even so for a long time his acts and commands would stil have to seem 'good' to him, to be for the benefit of others besides himself." ~Letter 246, Sept. 1963 From a Letter to Mrs. Eileen Elgar
Enlightening... but always good to hear it from the Professor himself. ;)
Happy Froday! ♥
oh yeah, i made this icon from the icon maker thing... i think it came out quite nice. ;) :D