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You can't trust us to let you face trouble alone. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Don't leave me here alone! It's your Sam calling. Don't go where I can't follow! Wake up, Mr. Frodo! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Sorry! I don't want any adventures, thank you. Not Today. Good morning! But please come to tea -any time you like! Why not tomorrow? Good bye! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Creative fantasy, because it is mainly trying to do something else ... may open your hoard and let all the locked things fly away like cage-birds. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Is there any pleasure on earth as great as the circle of Christian friends by a good fire? By J.r.r. Tolkien
Float beyond the world of trees. Out into the whispering breeze, past the rushes, past the weeds, past the marsh's waving reeds. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The way is shut. It was made by those who are Dead, and the Dead keep it, until the time comes. The way is shut. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The table like old friends (as a matter of fact they were brothers). By J.r.r. Tolkien
It is ever so with the things that Men begin: there is a frost in Spring, or a blight in Summer, and they fail of their promise. By J.r.r. Tolkien
But you come with tidings of grief and danger, as is your wont, they say.' 'Because I come seldom but when my help is needed,' answered Gandalf. 'And By J.r.r. Tolkien
Elrond was in his chair and the fire was on his face like summer-light upon the trees. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Dead men are not friends to living men, and give them no gifts. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Do you remember when we first met? I thought I had wandered into a dream. By J.r.r. Tolkien
For such is the way of it: to find and lose, as it seems to those whose boat is on the running stream. By J.r.r. Tolkien
So fair, so cold; like a morning of pale spring still clinging to winter's chill. By J.r.r. Tolkien
But there is such a crowd already in the house tonight as there hasn't been for long enough. It never rains but it pours, we say in Bree. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Quite a merry gathering! ... What's that? Tea! No thank you! A little red wine, I think for me. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Be bold, but wary! Keep up your merry hearts, and ride to meet your fortune! By J.r.r. Tolkien
All your long years we have been friends. Trust me as you once did, let it go By J.r.r. Tolkien
We must do without hope. By J.r.r. Tolkien
When winter first begins to bite and stones crack in the frosty night, when pools are black and trees are bare, 'tis evil in the Wild to fare. By J.r.r. Tolkien
You are always foreboding gloomy things!" said the others. "Anything from floods to poisoned fish. Think of something cheerful! By J.r.r. Tolkien
The first of Sam and Rosie's children was born on the twenty-fifth of March, a date that Sam noted. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Is there no escape then?' said Frodo, looking around wildly. 'If I move I shall be seen and hunted! If I stay, I shall draw them to me! By J.r.r. Tolkien
I seem to see ahead, in a kind of way. I know we are going to take a very long road, into darkness; but I know I can't turn back. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Wizards after all are wizards. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Wizards are always troubled about the future. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Tom's country ends here: he will not pass the borders. Tom has his house to mind, and Goldberry is waiting! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Maybe the paths that you each shall tread are already laid before your feet though you do not see them By J.r.r. Tolkien
Is everything sad going to come untrue? By J.r.r. Tolkien
Curse us and crush us, my precious is lost! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Go in peace! I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil. - Gandalf the Grey, The Return of the King By J.r.r. Tolkien
There is darkness there that never sleeps. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision. By J.r.r. Tolkien
A few melancholy birds were pipping and wailing, until the round red sun sank slowly into the western shadows; then an empty silence fell By J.r.r. Tolkien
That's done it! Now I've rung the front-door bell! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Hammer and tongs! I am so torn between rage and joy, that if I do not burst, it will be a marvel! By J.r.r. Tolkien
And no one was ill, and everyone was pleased, except those who had to mow the grass. By J.r.r. Tolkien
We plunged into the deep water and all was dark. Cold it was as the tide of death: almost it froze my heart. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Speak, or I will put a dint in your hat that even a wizard will find hard to deal with! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Sleepiness seemed to be creeping out of the ground and up their legs, and falling softly out of the air upon theirheads and eyes. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The trees and the grasses and all things growing or living in the land belong each ro themselves. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Farewell!' he said to Gandalf. 'I go to find the Sun! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Elves are wondrous fair to look upon. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I never liked Hans Christian Andersen because I knew he was always getting at me. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Hush, hush! Good People! and good night!" said Gandalf, who came last. "Valleys have ears, and some elves have over marry tongues. Good night! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Don't the great tales never end? By J.r.r. Tolkien
Art moves them and they don't know what they've been moved by and they get quite drunk on it. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Unmasking the intentions of a Satanic character: He cannot be both counselor and tyrant. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Here you find us sitting on a field of victory, amid the plunder of armies, and you wonder how we came by a few well-earned comforts! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Do not speak before your master, whose wit is greater than yours. And By J.r.r. Tolkien
Why couldn't he stop talking and let them drink his health? By J.r.r. Tolkien
for anything that Hobbits had no immediate use for, but were unwilling to throw away, they called a mathom. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The banquet was very splendid, however, though I had a bad cold at the time, I remember, and could only say 'thag you very buch'. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Then Darkness took me, and I strayed out of thought and time, and I wandered far on roads that I will not tell. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The world was fair, the mountains tallIn Elder Days before the fall ... By J.r.r. Tolkien
I am getting very old, and I began to wonder if I should ever live to see your chapters of our story. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Farewell Aragorn. Go to Minas Tirith and save my people! I have failed. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Not all who wander are lost. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Alas, not me, lord!" she said. "Shadow lies on me still. Look not to me for healing! I am a shieldmaiden and my hand is ungentle. By J.r.r. Tolkien
All shall love me and despair. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I have some counsel for hardy hearts.' The By J.r.r. Tolkien
he did not reckon with the power that gold has upon which a dragon has long brooded, nor with dwarvish hearts. By J.r.r. Tolkien
And that was the end of Smaug By J.r.r. Tolkien
Courage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand- - that and such hope as I bring. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I have spoken words of hope. But only of hope. Hope is not victory. By J.r.r. Tolkien
You're a booby," said William. "Booby yerself!" said Tom. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Farewell, and may the blessing of Elves and Men and all Free Folk go with you.May the stars shine upon your faces! By J.r.r. Tolkien
I am nearly twenty-nine, so I pass you there; though I am but four feet, and not likely to grow any more, save sideways. By J.r.r. Tolkien
It's got to ask uss a question, my preciouss, yes, yess, yesss. Jusst one more question to guess, yes, yess," said Gollum. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I don't want to be in a battle. But waiting on the edge of one I can't escape is even worse. By J.r.r. Tolkien
But I already know a little, and I can read more in your face and in the thought behind your questions. By J.r.r. Tolkien
He liked visitors, but he liked to know them before they arrived, and he preferred to ask them himself. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Your lullaby would waken a drunken goblin! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Aragorn, the greatest traveller and huntsman of this age of the world. Together By J.r.r. Tolkien
But - ," said Bilbo. "No time for it," said the wizard. "But - ," said Bilbo again. "No time for that either! Off you go! By J.r.r. Tolkien
He caught sight of Dwalin's green hood hanging up. He hung his red one next to it, and Balin at your service! By J.r.r. Tolkien
The winds of wrath came driving him, and blindly in the foam he fled from west to east, and errandless, unheralded he homeward sped. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The quiet was so deep that their feet seemed to thump along while all the trees leaned over them and listened, By J.r.r. Tolkien
to seize them: no speed seemed too By J.r.r. Tolkien
I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament ... By J.r.r. Tolkien
There was more than one power at work, Frodo. The By J.r.r. Tolkien
Yes, yes, my dear sir - and I do know your name, Mr. Bilbo Baggins. By J.r.r. Tolkien
If you're going to have a complicated story, you must work to a map; otherwise you can never make a map of it afterwards. By J.r.r. Tolkien
A fair vision had welcomed him in this land of disease. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Bilbo of course ought to have been on his guard; but Smaug had rather an overwhelming personality. By J.r.r. Tolkien
May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Adventures make one late for supper. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Praise from the praise-worthy is beyond all rewards. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I believe legends and myths are largely made of truth.. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Bilbo saw that the moment had come when he must do something. By J.r.r. Tolkien
May your beards never grow thin! By J.r.r. Tolkien
His knowledge was deep, but his pride has grown with it. By J.r.r. Tolkien
But where our hearts truly lie is in peace and quiet and good tilled earth. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Thank you, Sam," he said in a cracked whisper. "How far is there to go?"I don't know," said Sam, "because I don't know where we're going. By J.r.r. Tolkien
My Precious, my Precious. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I am Gandalf," said the wizard. "Never heard of him," growled the man. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Always after a defeat and a respite, the Shadow takes another shape and grows again. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Follow what may, great deeds are not lessened in worth. By J.r.r. Tolkien
It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him. By J.r.r. Tolkien
When heads are at a loss bodies must serve. By J.r.r. Tolkien
oft evil will shall evil mar. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Already the hour had struck, and at his great Master's bidding he must march with war into the West. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Let this be the hour when we draw swords together. Fell deeds awake. Now for wrath, now for ruin, and the red dawn. Forth, Eorlingas! By J.r.r. Tolkien
I think I know already what counsel you would give, Boromir," said Frodo. "And it would seem like wisdom but for the warning of my heart. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Great heart will not be denied. By J.r.r. Tolkien
You aren't nearly through this adventure yet. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The Goblins were the foes of all, and at their coming all other quarrels were forgotten. By J.r.r. Tolkien
But it is not for thy valour only that I send thee, but to bring into the world a hope beyond thy sight, and a light that shall pierce the darkness. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Side? I am on nobody's side, because nobody is on my side, little orc. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The praise of the praiseworthy is above all rewards. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Until the coming of another day of fear, they walked in silence with bowed heads. By J.r.r. Tolkien
And if you do come back, you will never be the same By J.r.r. Tolkien
He had not done any strenuous walking for a long time, and the reflection looked rather flabby, By J.r.r. Tolkien
And he smote the Balrog upon the mountainside. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The treasure is likely to be your death, though the dragon is no more! By J.r.r. Tolkien
In this meeting there may be more than chance; By J.r.r. Tolkien
I look foul and feel fair. By J.r.r. Tolkien
And he took her in his arms and kissed her under the sunlit sky, and he cared not that they stood high upon the walls in the sight of many. By J.r.r. Tolkien
You shall not pass! By J.r.r. Tolkien
For so sworn good or evil an oath may not be broken and it shall pursue oathkeeper and oathbreaker to the world's end. By J.r.r. Tolkien
But it seems that the wind is setting East, and the withering of all Woods may be drawing near. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Far over misty mountains coldTo dungeons deep and caverns oldWe must away, ere break of day,To find our long-forgotten gold. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Memory is not what the heart desires. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Chapter I AN UNEXPECTED PARTY By J.r.r. Tolkien
I will not walk backwards in life. By J.r.r. Tolkien
No great leap for a man, but a leap in the dark. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The greater part of the truth is always hidden, in regions out of the reach of cynicism. By J.r.r. Tolkien
This is the hour of the Shire-folk, when they arise from their quiet fields to shake the towers and counsels of the Great. By J.r.r. Tolkien
No Victory Without Suffering By J.r.r. Tolkien
There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for. By J.r.r. Tolkien
But soon Aragorn arose, saying: "Lo! already Minas Tirith is assailed. I fear that it will fall ere we come to its aid." So By J.r.r. Tolkien
Art is the human process that produces by the way (it is not its only or ultimate object) Secondary Belief. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I wish life was not so short,' he thought. 'Languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Smeagol won't grub for roots and carrotses and - taters. What's taters,precious, eh, what's taters?""Po-ta-toes!" said Sam. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Ever will some new evil be hatched in Angband beyond the guess of Elves and Men, By J.r.r. Tolkien
Let go! Gollum,' he said. 'This is Sting. You have seen it before once upon a time. Let go, or you'll feel it this time! I'll cut your throat By J.r.r. Tolkien
I have more need of thought than of sleep. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Then holding the star aloft and the bright sword advanced, Frodo, hobbit of the Shire, walked steadily down to meet the eyes. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The road goes ever on and on By J.r.r. Tolkien
The forest is queer. Everything in it is very much more alive, more aware of what is going on. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I name you Elf-friend; and may the stars shine upon the end of your road! By J.r.r. Tolkien
I don't keep water in my pockets."-Frodo Baggins By J.r.r. Tolkien
His love for Frodo rose above all other thoughts, and forgetting his peril he cried aloud: 'I'm coming Mr. Frodo! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Not all those who wander are lost. - Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien By J.r.r. Tolkien
I see that you are an elf-friend; the light in your eyes and the ring in your voice tells it. By J.r.r. Tolkien
His hair was dark as the shadows of twilight. By J.r.r. Tolkien
A light like the glint of water on dewy grass flashed from under her feet as she danced. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Let him go, you filth! Let him go! You will not touch him again! By J.r.r. Tolkien
He drew a deep breath. 'Well, I'm back,' he said. By J.r.r. Tolkien
In the spring when the wind is in the new leaves the echo of her voice may still be heard by the fall that bear her name. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Evidently we look so much alike that your desire to make an incurable dent in my hat must be excused. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Rally to me! To me! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Not all those who wonder are lost. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I gave you the chance of aiding me willingly, but you have elected the way of pain. -Saruman By J.r.r. Tolkien
Hail the victorious dead! By J.r.r. Tolkien
It is no bad thing celebrating a simple life. By J.r.r. Tolkien
It's the deep breath before the plunge. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I fear I am beyond your comprehension. - Gandalf the White By J.r.r. Tolkien
I hear nothing but the night-speech of plant and stone. By J.r.r. Tolkien
But in the end it is only a passing thing ... this shadow. Even darkness must pass. - Samwise Gamgee, The Two Towers By J.r.r. Tolkien
Wonderful folk, Elves, sir! Wonderful!' 'They are,' said Frodo. 'Do you like them still, now you have had a closer view? By J.r.r. Tolkien
The ring! exclaimed Frodo. 'Has he left me that? I wonder why. Still, it may be useful. By J.r.r. Tolkien
But I am the real Strider, fortunately. I am Aragorn son of Arathorn; and if by life or death I can save you, I will. By J.r.r. Tolkien
His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom. By J.r.r. Tolkien
We cannot achieve victory by arms, but by arms we can give the Ring-bearer his only chance, frail though it be. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Legolas was standing, gazing northwards into the darkness, thoughtful and silent as a young tree in a windless night. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I want to be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren. By J.r.r. Tolkien
You are wise and fearless and fair, Lady Galadriel,' said Frodo. 'I will give you the One Ring, if you ask for it. It is too great a matter for me By J.r.r. Tolkien
And what do you wish?' he said at last.'That what should be shall be,' she answered. By J.r.r. Tolkien
All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I wonder,' said Frodo. 'It's my doom, I think, to go to that Shadow yonder, so that a way will be found. But will good or evil show it to me? By J.r.r. Tolkien
Not all that have fallen are vanquished. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Lilly-flowers nodded their half-opened heads in the grass. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Don't you let go. Don't let go. Reach! By J.r.r. Tolkien
And then her heart changed, or at least she understood it; and the winter passed, and the sun shone upon her. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Frodo: If you ask it of me, I will give you the One Ring. By J.r.r. Tolkien
It is mine, I tell you. My own. My precious. Yes, my precious. By J.r.r. Tolkien
You cannot pass! By J.r.r. Tolkien
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.- Gandalf the Grey, The Fellowship of the Ring By J.r.r. Tolkien
It is mine to give to whom I will, like my heart. By J.r.r. Tolkien
However it may prove, one must tread the path that need chooses! By J.r.r. Tolkien
I think a servant of the enemy would look fairer and feel fouler. -Frodo Baggins By J.r.r. Tolkien
Come, Mr. Frodo!' he cried. 'I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you. By J.r.r. Tolkien
But good luck to you - today and every day! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Far, far below the deepest delvings of the dwarves, the world is gnawed by nameless things. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Even in ancient days they were, as a rule, shy of 'the Big Folk', as they call us, and now they avoid us with dismay and are becoming hard to find. By J.r.r. Tolkien
There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world. By J.r.r. Tolkien
For you do not yet know the strengths of your hearts, and you cannot foresee what each may meet on the road. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I am at home among trees. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Your talk of sniffling riders with invisible noses has unsettled me. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I'm looking for someone to share in an adventure. By J.r.r. Tolkien
And then alas! I let the matter reset, watching and waiting only, as we have too often done. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Just why Mr. Frodo was selling his beautiful hole was even more debatable than the price. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Many evil things there are that your strong walls and bright swords do not stay. By J.r.r. Tolkien
...and all the stars flowered in the sky. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Less doth yearning trouble him who knoweth many songs, or with his hands can touch the harp: his possession is his gift of glee which God gave him. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Each of us embodies, in a particular tale and clothed in the garments of time & place, universal truth and everlasting life. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I am Aragorn son of Arathorn; and if by life or death I can save you, I will.' There By J.r.r. Tolkien
when he departed he gave him guides By J.r.r. Tolkien
All that is gold does not glitter... By J.r.r. Tolkien
Absurdly simple, like most riddles when you see the answer. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Whoa, Sam Gamgee!' he said aloud. 'Your legs are too short, so use your head. By J.r.r. Tolkien
A year shall I endure for every day that passes until you return. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I know I don't look old, but I'm beginning to feel it in my heart ... I need a holiday. A very long holiday. And I don't expect I shall return. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Story, fantasy, still go on, and should go on. The Evangelium has not abrogated legends; it has hallowed them, especially the happy ending. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo, a star shines on the hour of our meeting. By J.r.r. Tolkien
It flamed like a star that leaping from the firmament sears the dark air with intolerable light. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I wish I was at home in my nice hole by the fire, with the kettle just beginning to sing! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Being a cheerful hobbit, he had not needed hope, as long as despair could be postponed. By J.r.r. Tolkien
It was a good story, that of yours," said Beorn, "but I like it still better now I am sure it is true." The Hobbit By J.r.r. Tolkien
My Precioussss!-Gollum By J.r.r. Tolkien
The scent of trees was in the air. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Over hill and under hill By J.r.r. Tolkien
He realized suddenly that he loved the old hobbit dearly. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Why O why did I ever leave my hobbit-hole? said poor Mr. Baggins, bumping up and down on Bombur's back. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I am Gandalf, and Gandalf means me! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Gandalf looked at him. My dear Bilbo! he said. Something is the matter with you! You are not the hobbit that you were. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Just a plain hobbit you look,' said Bilbo. 'But there is more about you now than appears on the surface. Good luck to you! By J.r.r. Tolkien
I am he that walks unseen. By J.r.r. Tolkien
He thought much but said little. By J.r.r. Tolkien
it is horrible being all alone. By J.r.r. Tolkien
We like the dark," said all the dwarves. 'Dark for dark business! There are many hours before dawn. By J.r.r. Tolkien
And what would you do, if an uninvited dwarf came and hung his things up in your hall without a word of explanation? By J.r.r. Tolkien
May the hair on your toes never fall out! By J.r.r. Tolkien
There he lay, a vast red-golden dragon, fast asleep; thrumming came from his jaws and nostrils, and wisps of smoke, but his fires were low in slumber. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Fear nothing! Have peace until the morning! Heed no nightly noises! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Though thereafter we may walk in the shadows, I will not go forth as a thief in the night. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam. By J.r.r. Tolkien
In her hand she held a harp, and she sang. Sad and sweet was the sound of her voice in the cool clear air. By J.r.r. Tolkien
It was a turning point in his career, but he did not know it. He put the ring in his pocket almost without thinking; By J.r.r. Tolkien
The Biggest Adventure Is What Lies Ahead... By J.r.r. Tolkien
It is not yours save by unhappy chance. It might have been mine. It should be mine. Give it to me! By J.r.r. Tolkien
He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Good stories deserve a little embellishment. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I feel like spring after winter, and sun on the leaves; and like trumpets and harps and all the songs I have ever heard! By J.r.r. Tolkien
And sometimes you didn't want to know the end ... because how could the end be happy? By J.r.r. Tolkien
But he that sows lies in the end shall not lack of a harvest, and soon he may rest from toil indeed, while others reap and sow in his stead. By J.r.r. Tolkien
True education is a kind of never ending story - a matter of continual beginnings, of habitual fresh starts, of persistent newness. By J.r.r. Tolkien
it is a long tale." "Then you had better come inside and tell me some of it, if it won't take all day, By J.r.r. Tolkien
All my own perception of beauty both in majesty and simplicity is founded upon Our Lady. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I would rather spend one life time with you than face all of the ages of this world alone By J.r.r. Tolkien
I have no signs on my door - it was painted a week ago - , By J.r.r. Tolkien
The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Short cuts make long delays. By J.r.r. Tolkien
What do you fear, lady?' he asked.'A cage,' she said. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I invented that little rhyme about 'One Ring to rule them all', I remember, in the bath one day. By J.r.r. Tolkien
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. By J.r.r. Tolkien
For victory is victory, however small, nor is its worth only from what follows from it. By J.r.r. Tolkien
But it may be the hard part of a friend to rebuke a friend's folly. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Please don't cook me, kind sirs! I am a good cook myself, and cook better than I cook, if you see what I mean. By J.r.r. Tolkien
rest, if you must. Yet do not cast all hope away. Tomorrow is unknown. Rede oft is found at the rising of the Sun. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for the wise to know. By J.r.r. Tolkien
It is written in my life-blood, such that it is, thick or thin; and I can no other. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The fate of Men after death, maybe, is not in the hands of the Valar, nor was all foretold in the Music of the Ainur. By J.r.r. Tolkien
This was an evil choice. Which way should he choose? And if both led to terror and death, what good lay in choice? By J.r.r. Tolkien
My armor is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death! By J.r.r. Tolkien
The Nazgul they were; the Ringwraiths, the Enemy's most terribly servants; darkness went with them and they cried with the voices of death. By J.r.r. Tolkien
On their deathbed men will speak true, they say. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus means that one day everything sad will come untrue ... By J.r.r. Tolkien
Alive without breath, As cold as death; Never thirsty, ever drinking, All in mail never clinking. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Over the field rang his clear voice calling: 'Death! Ride, ride to ruin and the world's ending! By J.r.r. Tolkien
So much death! What can med do against such reckless hate? By J.r.r. Tolkien
You will soon be well, if I do not talk you to death. By J.r.r. Tolkien
If by my life or death I can protect you, I will. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Trolls are slow in the uptake, and mighty suspicious about anything new to them. By J.r.r. Tolkien
My body is broken. I go to my fathers. And even in their mighty company I shall not now be ashamed. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Such bees! Bilbo had never seen anything like them."If one were to sting me," He thought "I should swell up as big as I am! By J.r.r. Tolkien
He has led us in here against our fears, but he will lead us out again, at whatever cost to himself. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Oft it may be chance that old wives keep in memory word of things that once were heedful for the wise to know. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I'll get there, if I leave everything but my bones behind, By J.r.r. Tolkien
I will take the Ring", he said, "though I do not know the way. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I can't be the Ring-bearer. Not without Mr. Frodo! By J.r.r. Tolkien
The realm of Suaron is ended!' said Gandalf. 'The Ring-bearer has fulfilled his Quest By J.r.r. Tolkien
I pity snails, and all that carry their homes on their backs. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Handsome is as handsome does By J.r.r. Tolkien
May the hair on his toes never fall out! all praise to his wine and ale! By J.r.r. Tolkien
If I choose to send thee, Tuor son of Huor, then believe not that thy one sword is not worth the sending. By J.r.r. Tolkien
If ever you are passing my way," said Bilbo, "don't wait to knock! Tea is at four; but any of you are welcome at any time! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Yes, I am here. And you are lucky to be here too after all the absurd things you've done since you left home. By J.r.r. Tolkien
We spend our waning strength to no avail. For till we be sure where the Dragon will pass, it is vain to climb.' 'But By J.r.r. Tolkien
Frodo! Mr. Frodo, my dear!' cried Sam, tears almost blinding him. 'It's Sam, I've come!' He half lifted his master and hugged him to his breast. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Then the heart of Eowyn changed, or else at last she understood it. And suddenly her winter past, and the sun shone on her. By J.r.r. Tolkien
For as the Rohirrim do, we now love war and valour as things good in themselves, both a sport and an end; and By J.r.r. Tolkien
Farewell! wherever you fare, till your eyries receive you at the journey's end! By J.r.r. Tolkien
What d'you want to go and find a dragon for, at this time of year, and me with my hands full? By J.r.r. Tolkien
Stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks, and the setting sun with the last light of Durin's Day will shine upon the key-hole. By J.r.r. Tolkien
There was a fire in the wide hearth before them, and it was burning with a sweet smell, as if it were built of apple-wood. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo!Ring a dong! hop along! fal lal the willow!Tom Bom, jolly Tom, Tom Bombadillo! By J.r.r. Tolkien
What a lot of things you do use Good morning for! said Gandalf. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Mere flight in a dream you say. In dream many desires are revealed; and desire may be the last flicker of Estel. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I amar prestar aen. Han mathon ne nen. Han mathon ne chae. A hoston ned 'wilith.""Don't rich people difficult = Jangan kaya orang susah. By J.r.r. Tolkien
A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Never leave your master, never, never: that was my right rule. And I knew it in my heart. May I be forgiven! By J.r.r. Tolkien
The wildest imaginings that dark rumour had ever suggested to the hobbits fell altogether short of the actual dread and wonder of Moria. By J.r.r. Tolkien
But I don't think I ought to leave my friends like this, after all we have gone through together. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Above all shadows rides the Sunand Stars for ever dwell:I will not say the Day is done,nor bid the Stars farewell. By J.r.r. Tolkien
As she ran her gown rustled softly like the wind in the flowering borders of a river. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Nay, the guest who has escaped from the roof, will think twice before he comes back in by the door. By J.r.r. Tolkien
There are no safe paths in this part of the world. Remember you are over the Edge of the Wild now, and in for all sorts of fun wherever you go. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Home is behind, the world ahead, And there are many paths to tread Through shadows to the edge of night, Until the stars are all alight. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I could not 'make' youexcept by force, which would break your mind. By J.r.r. Tolkien
(his cat he calls her, but she owns him not) By J.r.r. Tolkien
Worst is a bad word," I said to him, "and I hope you do not live to see it. By J.r.r. Tolkien
and giving him such small gifts as he would accept, By J.r.r. Tolkien
Thus died Fingolfin, High King of the Noldor, most proud and valiant of the Elven-kings of old. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Grief is a hone to a hard mind. By J.r.r. Tolkien
If you seem to have stumbled, think that it was fated to be so. Your heart is shrewd as well as faithful, and saw clearer than your eyes. For By J.r.r. Tolkien
But the eyes that he liked the least were horrible pale bulbous sort of eyes. "Insect eyes," he thought, "not animal eyes, only they are much too big. By J.r.r. Tolkien
How do you move on? You move on when your heart finally understands that there is no turning back. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Gandalf put his hand on Pippin's head. "There never was much hope," he answered. "Just a fool's hope, as I have been told. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Elves know a lot and are wondrous folk for news and know what is going on among the peoples of the land as quick as water flows, or quicker. By J.r.r. Tolkien
We meet again, at the turn of the tide. A great storm is coming, but the tide has turned. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Never in former days would any high lord of this land have constrained a man to abandon such a quest as mine. My duty at least is clear, to go on. By J.r.r. Tolkien
In doubt a man of worth will trust to his own wisdom. By J.r.r. Tolkien
though few believed any of his tales, he remained very happy to the end of his days, and those were extraordinarily long. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Deep they delved us, fair they wrought us, high they builded us; but they are gone. By J.r.r. Tolkien
His only comfort was he couldn't be mistaken for a dwarf, as he had no beard. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Don't put a lump of rock under my elbow again! By J.r.r. Tolkien
ominous and disquieting. It seemed that the evil power in Mirkwood had By J.r.r. Tolkien
Where there's life there's hope, and need of vittles. By J.r.r. Tolkien
There indeed lay Thorin Oakenshield, wounded with many wounds ... By J.r.r. Tolkien
Don't dip your beard in the foam, Father!" They cried to Thorin. "It is long enough without watering it! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Now what on earth or under it has happened?" said Thorin. "Certainly not the dragon, or he would not go on squeaking. By J.r.r. Tolkien
It was easier to believe in the Dragon and less easy to believe in Thorin in these wild parts By J.r.r. Tolkien
This is the Arkenstone of Thrain," said Bilbo, "the Heart of the Mountain; and it is also the heart of Thorin. By J.r.r. Tolkien
My mind does not change with the rising and setting of a few suns By J.r.r. Tolkien
So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Roads go ever ever on Under cloud and under star, Yet feet that wandering have gone Turn at last to home afar By J.r.r. Tolkien
I don't like allegories. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Tomorrow we may come this way,And take the hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun By J.r.r. Tolkien
There may come a time at last that I Shall take the hidden paths that run East of the moon west of the sun. By J.r.r. Tolkien
But I do not slay man or beast needlessly, and not gladly even when it is needed. Neither do I talk in vain. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The war made me poignantly aware of the beauty of the world. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Gollum was defeated. He dared go no further. He had lost: lost his prey, and lost, too, the only thing he had ever cared for, his precious. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Do not go to the elves for council for they will say both yes and no. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Ponies take some catching, I believe, after a long start. And so do burglars, By J.r.r. Tolkien
He will not serve, only command. He lives now in terror of the shadow of Mordor, and yet he still dreams of riding the storm. Unhappy By J.r.r. Tolkien
The world is not in your books and maps, it's out there. By J.r.r. Tolkien
These hobbits will sit on the edge of ruin and discuss the pleasures of the table. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Soft as butter they can be, and yet sometimes as tough as old tree-roots. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I don't believe half of them (people in motor cars) know where they are going to, or why they are going there, or would know it if they got there By J.r.r. Tolkien
Far over the misty mountains cold. To dungeons deep, and caverns old By J.r.r. Tolkien
Also they have filled themselves with new doubts that disturb their plans. No By J.r.r. Tolkien
Even the smallest person can change the course of the future. By J.r.r. Tolkien
They rode on through sunset, and slow dusk, and gathering night. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The misty morning crawleth grey from dusk to the reluctant day. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Nightingales sang about her wherever she went. By J.r.r. Tolkien
He stands not alone. You would die before your stroke fell. By J.r.r. Tolkien
You could call her perilous because she was so strong in herself. By J.r.r. Tolkien
His magic ring he kept a great secret, for he chiefly used it when unpleasant callers came. By J.r.r. Tolkien
There are many powers in the world, for good or for evil. Some are greater than I am. Against some I have not yet been measured. But By J.r.r. Tolkien
We set out to save the Shire, Sam and it has been saved - but not for me. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I am very fond indeed of it, and of all the dear old Shire; but I think I need a holiday. By J.r.r. Tolkien
But handsome is as handsome does, as we say in the Shire; and I daresay we shall all look much the same after lying for days in hedges and ditches. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Clearly the ring had an unwholesome power that set to work on its keeper at once. That By J.r.r. Tolkien
Embrace The Power of The Ring! Or embrace your own destruction! By J.r.r. Tolkien
The ring had given him power according to his stature. It By J.r.r. Tolkien
The world is changing: I feel it in the water, I feel it in the earth, and I smell it in the air. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Strider is too poor a name, son of Arathorn,' he said. 'Wingfoot I name you. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Farewell! O Gandalf! May you ever appear where you are most needed and least expected! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Yes, they are elves," Legolas said. "and they say that you breathe so loud they could shoot you in the dark." Sam hastily covered his mouth. By J.r.r. Tolkien
You have to understand the good in things, to detect the real evil. By J.r.r. Tolkien
O Elbereth! Gilthoniel! We still remember, we who dwell In this far land beneath the trees. Thy starlight on the Western Seas. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Through darkness you have come to your hope, and have now all your desire. Use well the days. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Out leapt the King under the Mountain, and his companions followed him. By J.r.r. Tolkien
No half-heartedness and no worldly fear must turn us aside from following the light unflinchingly. By J.r.r. Tolkien
As the story grew, it put down roots into the past and threw out unexpected branches . By J.r.r. Tolkien
If you do not believe in a personal God, the question: 'What is the purpose of life?' is unaskable and unanswerable. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Where now the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? Where is the helm and the hauberk, and the bright hair flowing? By J.r.r. Tolkien
On his brow sat wisdom, and in his hand was strength. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Yes, I am white now,' said Gandalf. 'Indeed I am Saruman, one might almost say, Saruman as he should have been. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Together we will take the road that leads into the West,And far away will find a land where both our hearts may rest. By J.r.r. Tolkien
A box without hinges, key, or lid,Yet golden treasure inside is hid. By J.r.r. Tolkien
For if joyful is the fountain that rises in the sun, its springs are in the wells of sorrow unfathomable at the foundations of the Earth. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Struck by lightning! Struck by lightning! By J.r.r. Tolkien
For behold! the storm comes, and now all friends should gather together, lest each singly be destroyed. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Above all shadows rides the sun. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Adventures are not all pony-rides in May-sunshine. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Not idly do the leaves of Lorien fall By J.r.r. Tolkien
Aragorn looked at him with kindly pity. 'Very well, Frodo, son of Drogo,' he said. 'You shall have an hour, and you shall be alone. By J.r.r. Tolkien
What a mess are we in now! We! I only wish it was we: it is horrible being all alone. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Though slow to quarrel, and for sport killing nothing that lived, they were doughty at bay, and at need could still handle arms. By J.r.r. Tolkien
These are Rustbell Rabbits! I'd like to see them try!!! By J.r.r. Tolkien
for being the work of Elvish smiths in the Elder Days these swords shone with a cold light, if any Orcs were near at hand. Behind By J.r.r. Tolkien
There is no curse in Elvish, Entish, or the tongues of Men for this treachery. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars, not if you care for such things. By J.r.r. Tolkien
It's some kind of Elvish.I can't read it. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Heed no nightly noises! for nothing passes door and window here save moonlight and starlight and the wind off the hill-top. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Under the Mountain dark and tall The King has come unto his hall! His foe is dead, the Worm of Dread, And ever so his foes shall fall. By J.r.r. Tolkien
So most men teach, and few men learn. By J.r.r. Tolkien
But Iluvatar knew that Men, being set amid the turmoils of the powers of the world, would stray often, and would not use their gifts in harmony By J.r.r. Tolkien
What does your heart tell you? By J.r.r. Tolkien
To his astonishment and terror, and lasting delight, Sam saw a vast shape crash out of the trees and come careering down the slope. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Master of the Dark Shadow. For I also, Niniel, had my darkness, in which dear things were lost; but now I have overcome it, I deem. By J.r.r. Tolkien
For to him that is pitiless the deeds of pity are ever strange and beyond reckoning. By J.r.r. Tolkien
An honest hand and a true heart may hew amiss; and the harm may be harder to bear than the work of a foe. By J.r.r. Tolkien
That is the doom that we must deem. By J.r.r. Tolkien
And it is not our part here to take thought only for a season, or for a few lives of Men, or for a passing age of the world. By J.r.r. Tolkien
... she shone in beauty upon the shore; Long did my glance on her alight, and the longer I looked I knew her more. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The sea calls us home By J.r.r. Tolkien
Moon-letters are rune-letters, but you cannot see them. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Moreover the wealthy may have pity beyond right on the needy that befriended them when they were in want. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The Light failed; but the Darkness that followed was more than loss of light. By J.r.r. Tolkien
...as young and as ancient as Spring.... By J.r.r. Tolkien
Alas! An ill fate is on me this day, and all that I do goes amiss! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Few can see wither their road will lead them, till they comes to it's end. - Gimli By J.r.r. Tolkien
It seemed like all the way to tomorrow and over it to the days beyond. By J.r.r. Tolkien
It is said that he was the first of Men to reach the Great Sea, and that none, save the Eldar, have ever felt more deeply the longing that it brings. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I don't know, and I would rather not guess. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Never is too long a word even for me... By J.r.r. Tolkien
This was the first of the sorrows of Turin. By J.r.r. Tolkien
It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing. By J.r.r. Tolkien
There were several meals at which it snowed food and rained drink, as hobbits say. By J.r.r. Tolkien
If all the seven stones were laid out before me now, I should shut my eyes and put my hands in my pockets. By J.r.r. Tolkien
You may not like my burglar, but please don't damage him. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Clothes are of but little loss, if you escape from drowning. By J.r.r. Tolkien
It was a hobbit hole, and that means comfort By J.r.r. Tolkien
At no time had Hobbits of any kind been warlike, and they had never fought among themselves. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Oh! That was poetry!" said Pippin. "Do you really mean to start before the break of day? By J.r.r. Tolkien
What on earth did I ask him to tea for! he said to himself, as he went to the pantry. By J.r.r. Tolkien
They say that you breathe so loud that they could shoot you in the dark. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I tried to find one; but warriors are busy fighting one another in distant lands, By J.r.r. Tolkien
Keep your spirits up, hope for the best, and with a tremendous slice of luck you may come out one day and see the Long Marshes lying below you, By J.r.r. Tolkien
My advice to all who have the time or inclination to concern themselves with the international language movement would be: 'Back Esperanto loyally. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I have passed through fire and deep water, since we parted. I have forgotten much that I thought I knew, and learned again much that I had forgotten. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Mind your P's and Q's. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Less keen and lofty was the delight, but deeper and nearer to mortal heart; marvelous and yet not strange. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The burned hand teaches best. After that, advice about fire goes to the heart. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The burned hand teaches best. By J.r.r. Tolkien
And long there he lay, an image of the splendour of the Kings of Men in glory undimmed before the breaking of the world. By J.r.r. Tolkien
If you really want to know what Middle-earth is based on, it's my wonder and delight in the earth as it is, particularly the natural earth. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Time doesn't seem to pass here: it just is. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Few can foresee whither their road will lead them, till they come to its end. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Better mistrust undeserved than rash words. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I am wounded," he answered, "wounded; it will never really heal. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Though Isengard be strong and hard, as cold as stone and bare as bone,We go, we go, we go to war, to hew the stone and break the door! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Fly, you fools!' he cried, and was gone. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Shall we mourn here deedless forever a shadow-folk mist-haunting dropping vain tears in the thankless sea By J.r.r. Tolkien
An old man with a staff. He had a tall pointed blue hat, a long grey cloak, a silver scarf over which his long white beard hung down By J.r.r. Tolkien
Not even the very wise can see all ends. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Indeed if fish had fish-lore and Wise-fish, it is probable that the business of anglers would be very little hindered. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Outside the ring of dancing warriors with spears and axes stood wolves at a respectful distance, watching and waiting. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The Company of the Ring shall be Nine; and the Nine Walkers shall be set against the Nine Riders that are evil. By J.r.r. Tolkien
NO ADMITTANCE EXCEPT ON PARTY BUSINESS. By J.r.r. Tolkien
For some time I lived in fear of receiving a letter signed 'S. Gollum'. That would have been more difficult to deal with. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Don't pinch!" said his eagle. "You need not be frightened like a rabbit, even if you look rather like one. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The Great among these spirits the Elves name the Valar, the Powers of Arda, and Men have often called them gods. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Thief, thief, thief! Baggins! We hates it, we hates it, we hates it forever! By J.r.r. Tolkien
It's a dangerous business, going out your door. By J.r.r. Tolkien
No dragon can resist the fascination of riddling talk and of wasting time trying to understand it. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Well, I am going back into the open air, to see what the wind and sky are doing! By J.r.r. Tolkien
the pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many By J.r.r. Tolkien
Step onto the road and there's no telling where you might be swept off to. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Kings made tombs more splendid than houses of the living, and counted old names in the rolls of their descent dearer than the names of sons. Childless By J.r.r. Tolkien
But where the warg howls, there also the orc prowls. - Aragorn By J.r.r. Tolkien
Poor Mr. Baggins - it was a weary long time that he lived in that place all alone, and always in hiding, never daring to take off his ring, By J.r.r. Tolkien
Bilbo shut his mouth tight with a snap. "That's right," said Gandalf. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The 'fairy-story' is really an adult genre, and one for which a starving audience exists. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I am Bard, and by my hand was the dragon slain and your treasure delivered. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I wish none of this had happened. By J.r.r. Tolkien
He did not falter, as long as there was a path that led toward his goal. By J.r.r. Tolkien
But there, my friends, songs like trees bear fruit only in their own time and their own way: and sometimes they are withered untimely. By J.r.r. Tolkien
There was a most specially greedy, strong and wicked worm called Smaug. One By J.r.r. Tolkien
Is it not enough to know that they are servants of the Enemy?" answered Gildor. "Flee them! Speak no words to them! They are deadly. By J.r.r. Tolkien
No counsel have I to give to those that despair. Yet counsel I could give, and words I could speak to you. Will you hear them? They By J.r.r. Tolkien
I shall claim full amends for every fall and stubbed toe, if you do not lead us well. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Gandalf: Three hundred lives of men I have walked this earth and now I have no time. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I am like a burglar that can't get away, but must go on miserably burgling the same house day after day. - Bilbo Baggins By J.r.r. Tolkien
Books ought to have good endings.How would this do: and they all settled down and lived together happily ever after? By J.r.r. Tolkien
I threw down my enemy, and he fell from the high place and broke the mountain-side where he smote it in his ruin. By J.r.r. Tolkien
A red sun rises. Blood has been spilled this night. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Then be comforted,' said Elrond. 'For there are other powers and realms that you know not, and they are hidden from you. By J.r.r. Tolkien
For not we but those who come after will make the legends of our time. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I do not believe this darkness will endure. By J.r.r. Tolkien
My political opinions lean more and more to Anarchy (philosophically understood, meaning abolition of control not whiskered men with bombs). By J.r.r. Tolkien
Present and yet remote, a living vision of that which has already been left far behind by the flowing streams of Time. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Old Tom Bombadil water-lilies bringing Comes hopping home again. Can you hear him singing? By J.r.r. Tolkien
But you will be healed. You were meant to be solid and whole, and you will be. By J.r.r. Tolkien
As far as he could remember, Sam slept through the night in deep content, if logs are contented. By J.r.r. Tolkien
They themselves do not see the world of light as we do, but our shapes cast shadows in their minds, which only the noon sun destroys. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The stars are in blossom, the moon is in flower,And bright are the windows of Night in her tower. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Well bless me ... The legends are true! GIANTS! STONE GIANTS! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Wise men speak only of what they know By J.r.r. Tolkien
May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks. By J.r.r. Tolkien
It is plain that we were meant to go together. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The only just literary critic," he concluded, "is Christ, who admires more than does any man the gifts He Himself has bestowed. By J.r.r. Tolkien
A cloak of darkness she wove about them when Melkor and Ungoliant set forth: an Unlight, By J.r.r. Tolkien
Since Men changed the language that they learned of elves in the days when all the world was wonderful. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Fear both the heat and the cold of your heart, and try to have patience, if you can. By J.r.r. Tolkien
If you're referring to the incident with the Dragon, I was barely involved. All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of the door. By J.r.r. Tolkien
At that time Frodo was still in his tweens, as the hobbits called the irresponsible twenties between childhood and coming of age at thirty-three. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Wars are not favourable to delicate pleasures. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The yells and yammering, croaking, jibbering and jabbering; howls, growls and curses; shrieking and skriking, that followed were beyond description. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The back again carrying Bilbo, was grabbed from behind in the dark. He shouted By J.r.r. Tolkien
I can manage," said Frodo. "I must. By J.r.r. Tolkien
We don't want any adventures here! You might try over the Hill or Across the Water. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Fire, fear, foes! Awake! By J.r.r. Tolkien
[Hobbits] love peace and quiet and a good tilled earth. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Hobbits do not like heights, and do not sleep upstairs, even when they have any stairs. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The Hobbits are just rustic English people, made small in size because it reflects the generally small reach of their imagination. By J.r.r. Tolkien
And what more can hobbits do? They can be comic, but their comedy is suburban unless it is set against things more elemental. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I give you this toast: To the Hobbits. May they outlast the Sarumans and see spring again in the trees. By J.r.r. Tolkien
While there's life there's hope!' as my father used to say, and 'Third time pays for all. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I may be a burglar ... but I'm an honest one, I hope, more or less. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Dawn is ever the hope of men. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The dawn is brief and the day full often belies its promise. By J.r.r. Tolkien
In my despair my enemy was my only hope, and I pursued him, clutching at his heel. Thus he brought me back at last to the secret ways ... By J.r.r. Tolkien
You have chosen the Evening; but my love is given to the Morning. By J.r.r. Tolkien
There is still hope. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Yet dawn is ever the hope of men. By J.r.r. Tolkien
He is fallen and his cure is beyond us, but I would still spare him, in the hope that he may find it. By J.r.r. Tolkien
It is wisdom to recognize necessity when all other courses have been weighed, though as folly it may appear to those who cling to false hope. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Who knows? Have patience. Go where you must go, and hope! By J.r.r. Tolkien
With hope or without hope we will follow the trail of our enemies. And woe to them, if we prove the swifter! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn. By J.r.r. Tolkien
It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not. By J.r.r. Tolkien
The enemy is strong beyond our reckoning, yet we have a hope at which he has not guessed. By J.r.r. Tolkien
Do I hope in vain that you have been sent to me for a help in doubt and need? By J.r.r. Tolkien
If we was master, then we could help ourselves. By J.r.r. Tolkien
This is the ending. Now not day only shall be beloved, but night too shall be beautiful and blessed and all its fear pass away. By J.r.r. Tolkien
I've always been impressed that we are here, surviving, because of the indomitable courage of quite small people against impossible odds. By J.r.r. Tolkien
In account after account of exorcisms the demonic voices will propound nihilism of one variety or another. By J.r.r. Tolkien
If that's being queer, then we could do with a bit more queerness in these parts. By J.r.r. Tolkien
But the enemy has the move, and he is about to open his full game. And pawns are as likely to see as much of it as any. Sharpen your blade! By J.r.r. Tolkien
Short cuts make delays, but inns make longer ones. By J.r.r. Tolkien
A new hour comes. Isildur's Bane is found. Battle is at hand. The Sword shall be reforged. I will come to Minas Tirith.' 'Isildur's By J.r.r. Tolkien
When he heard there