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J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

…The way is shut.
‘Then they halted and looked at him and saw that he lived still; but he did not look at them. The way is shut, his voice said again. It was made by those who are Dead, and the Dead keep it, until the time comes. The way is shut.

J. R. R. Tolkien

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