End of an Age/Quotes

On the green bank near to the very point of the Tongue the Lady Galadriel stood alone and silent. As they passed her they turned and their eyes watched her slowly floating away from them. For so it seemed to them: Lorien was slipping backward, like a bright ship masted with enchanted trees, sailing on to forgotten shores, while they sat helpless upon the margin of the grey and leafless world. —JRR Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring.

When I was young, the smallest trick of light could catch my eye. Then life was new and every new day I thought that I could fly. I believed in what I hoped for and I hoped in things unseen. I had wings and dreams could soar, I just don't feel like flying anymore. —Five Iron Frenzy, "Every New Day"

It is said that what is called 'the spirit of an age' is something to which one cannot return. That this spirit gradually dissipates is due to the world's coming to an end. In the same way, a single year does not have just spring or summer. A single day, too, is the same. For this reason, although one would like to change today's world back to the spirit of one hundred years or more ago, it cannot be done. Thus it is important to make the best out of every generation. —Yamamoto Tsunemoto, Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

Change is coming to the world. Many fear change, and will fight it with every fiber of their being. But sometimes, change is what they need most. Sometimes change is what sets them free. —Morrigan, Dragon Age: Witch Hunt

We stand upon the precipice of change. The world fears the inevitable plummet into the abyss. Watch for that moment - and when it comes, do not hesitate to leap. It is only when you fall that you learn whether you can fly. —Flemeth, Dragon Age II