JRR Tolkien

The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.

What do you mean? Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good on this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?

— JRR Tolkien good

The wide world is all about you; you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot forever fence it out.

— JRR Tolkien world

It needs but one foe to breed a war, and those who have not swords can still die upon them.

— JRR Tolkien war

Remember what Bilbo used to say: Its a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you dont keep your feet, theres no knowing where you might be swept off to.

— JRR Tolkien business

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.

— JRR Tolkien art

There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.

— JRR Tolkien you

His house was perfect, whether you liked food, or sleep, or work, or story-telling, or singing, or just sitting and thinking, best, or a pleasant mixture of them all.

— JRR Tolkien work

That is Shadowfax. He is cheif of the Maeras, lords of all horses, and not even Theoden, King of Rohan, has ever looked on a better. Does he not shine like silver, and run as smoothly as a swift stream?

— JRR Tolkien

If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.

— JRR Tolkien world

...in doubt a man of worth will trust to his own wisdom.

— JRR Tolkien wisdom

The world is full enough of hurts and mischance without wars to multiply them.

— JRR Tolkien war

Surely you do not disbelieve the prophecies, because you had a hand in bringing them about yourself? You dont really suppose, do you, that all your adventures and escapes were managed by mere luck, just for your sole benefit? You are a very fine per

— JRR Tolkien adventure

We are a plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures.

— JRR Tolkien adventure

But when I say free, I mean free: free from bond, of chain or command:to go where you will, even, even to Mordor Saruman, if you desire.

— JRR Tolkien desire

Some who have read the book, or at any rate have reviewed it, have found it boring, absurd, or contemptible; and I have no cause to complain, since I have similar opinions of their works, or of the kinds of writing that they evidently prefer.

— JRR Tolkien writing

The wise speak only of what they know, Grima son of Galmod. A witless worm have you become. Therefore be silent, and keep your forked tongue behind your teeth. I have not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a serving-man till th.

— JRR Tolkien death

Lord Denethor is Boromirs father. To bring him news of his beloved sons deathwould be most unwise. And dont mention Frodo or the ring. And say nothing of Aragorn either. In fact, its best if you dont speak at all, Peregrin Took.

— JRR Tolkien love

Deserves it! I daresay he does. 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 deathin judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends. I have not much hope that Gollum can be cured before he dies, but there is a chance of it. And he is bound up with the fate of the Ring. My heart tells me that he has some part to play yet, for good or ill, before the end; and when that comes, the pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many - yours not least.

— JRR Tolkien life

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.

— JRR Tolkien life

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. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.

— JRR Tolkien life

Courage is found in unlikely places.

— JRR Tolkien courage

Handsome is as handsome does.

— JRR Tolkien

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.

— JRR Tolkien faith

Tolkien offers sympathy, surrender, friendship and, most of all, forgiveness.

— JRR Tolkien friendship

The wise speak only of what they know.

— JRR Tolkien wise

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