A smattering of light in dark places

[martasfic]

Obviously I don't have a crystal ball and don't know how tonight's election will turn out. But I was surfing the Youtube and came across something to make me smile. John Stewart is asking Steven Colbert to lift his spirits, specifically for a Lord of the Rings quote about resiliency and hope amidst despair. And he goes on to quote the passage in the Return of the King about the Sam seeing the star twinkling above the grime of Mordor, with such passion and precision and just geekish gravitas, it took my breath away.

It starts around 7:30 in. Enjoy.

Comments

[shirebound]

Love it! Thanks for the grins this morning!

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

Omg, that made me cry and then crack up completely at "that's the volcano." X'DD

So much comfort to be found in LOTR.

[aearwen2.livejournal.com]

That was a riot!!!

I figured he was gonna quote Sam - either that speech or the one from their time in Osgiliath. And then the laughter afterwards was SOO priceless!!

Thank you, Stephen Colbert, for your knowledge of LOTR, and thanks, Marta, for sharing this. After 2.5 days of waiting, this was exactly what I needed!!