She did it without thinking-- At that moment she was pure Gilly again: red-haired, with fury for blood, perfect aim, and nothing to lose.

Tiffany Baker
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When a person does something without thinking they are acting impulsively. At that moment she was pure Gilly again: red-haired, with fury for blood, perfect aim, and nothing to lose. is a quote from the fantasy novel 'The Silmarillion' by J. R.

R. Tolkien. In this book, high elves have the ability to see far into the past and future.

In this particular passage, Galadriel is telling her brother Celeborn about her time as a high elle in Lothlorien when Sauron attacked the elves there. Galadriel describes how she was able to destroy the One Ring of Sauron because she was able to see into the future and see that they would be destroyed if they did not destroy the ring themselves. She was able to act without thinking because she saw what would happen if they didn't destroy the ring and acted accordingly without second guessing herself

Source: The Gilly Salt Sisters

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