Wie schön kann es doch sein, heute nicht zu wissen, wo ich morgen bin. Außer, man muss.
The Nome King was in an angry mood, and at such times he was very disagreeable. Every one kept away from him, even his Chief Steward Kaliko. Therefore the King stormed and raved all by himself, walking up and down in his jewel-studded cavern and getting angrier all the time. Then he remembered that it … Weiterlesen …
Gleich hinter dem Marktplatz trafen sie die Pferde, wie der Mann gesagt hatte. Nicht weniger als drei Tage brauchten sie, bis sie zur Grenze kamen, denn sie mieden die Eisenbahn. Es erwies sich unterwegs, daß der Begleiter Schemarjahs genau Bescheid im Lande wußte. Er gab es zu erkennen, ohne daß ihn Schemarjah gefragt hätte. Auf … Weiterlesen …
… und überall war schönes Wetter. Es regnete selten in diesem Sommer. Solch ein trockener Sommer ist geeignet, alle Menschen, die Geld haben, in gute Laune zu bringen. PerlefterJoseph Roth© 1978 Verlag Allert de Lange Amsterdamund Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch KölnSchutzumschlag und Einband Hannes JähnGesamtherstellung Becker Graphischer Betrieb KevelaerISBN 3 462 01263 0
War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend: the city of the Men of Númenor; and I would … Weiterlesen …
Alas that ever he went on that errand! I should have been chosen by my father and the elders, but he put himself forward, as being the older and the hardier (both true), and he would not be stayed. JRR Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings, ISBN 0 261 10243 5
‚For myself,‘ said Faramir, I would see the White Tree in flower again in the courts of the kings, and the Silver Crown return, and Minas Tirith in peace: Minas Anor again as of old, full of light, high and fair, beautiful as a queen among other queens : not a mistress of many slaves, … Weiterlesen …
The Hunter’s Moon waxed round in the night sky, and put to flight all the lesser stars. JRR Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings, ISBN 0 261 10243 5