I never liked Hans Christian Andersen because I knew he was always getting at me. — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
You have to understand the good in things, to detect the real evil. — J. R. R. Tolkien Evil Copy Share Image
“those who will defend authority against rebellion must not themselves rebel.” — J. R. R. Tolkien Authority Copy Share Image
Go back! Fall into the nothingness that awaits you and your Master. — J. R. R. Tolkien Abyss Copy Share Image
All my own small perception of beauty both in majesty and simplicity is founded. — J. R. R. Tolkien Beauty Copy Share Image
Things will go as they will, and there is no need to hurry to meet them. — J. R. R. Tolkien Funny Copy Share Image
Faerie is a perilous land, and in it are pitfalls for the unwary, and dungeons for the overbold. — J. R. R. Tolkien Dungeons Copy Share Image
People remember Longfellow wrote Hiawatha, quite forget he was a Professor of Modern Languages! — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
If you're going to have a complicated story you must work to a map; otherwise you'll never make a map of it… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
But the enemy has the move, and he is about to open his full game. And pawns are as likely to see… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
Outside the ring of dancing warriors with spears and axes stood wolves at a respectful distance, watching and waiting. — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
Dead men are not friends to living men, and give them no gifts. (Ghan-buri-Ghan, of allies during war) — J. R. R. Tolkien Allies Copy Share Image
Being a cheerful hobbit, he had not needed hope, as long as despair could be postponed. (Of Sam) — J. R. R. Tolkien Cheerful Copy Share Image
I dislike Allegory - the conscious and intentional allegory - yet any attempt to explain the purport of myth or fairytale must… — J. R. R. Tolkien Allegory Copy Share Image
There are truths, that are beyond us, transcendent truths, about beauty, truth, honor, etc. There are truths that man knows exist, but… — J. R. R. Tolkien Beauty Copy Share Image
I would have things as they were in all the days of my life, and in the days of my longfathers before… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
Bilbo lay with his eyes shut, gasping an taking pleasure in the feel of the fresh air again, and hardly noticing the… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
It is plain indeed that in spite of later estrangement Hobbits are relatives of ours: far nearer to us than Elves, or… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
Being a cult figure in one's own lifetime I am afraid is not at all pleasant. However I do not find that… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
Celtic 'is a magic bag, into which anything may be put, and out of which almost anything may come . . .… — J. R. R. Tolkien Anything is possible Copy Share Image
He loved mountains, or he had loved the thought of them marching on the edge of stories brought from far away; but… — J. R. R. Tolkien Earth Copy Share Image
At my age I'm exactly the kind of person who has lived through one of the most quickly changing periods known to… — J. R. R. Tolkien Age Copy Share Image
I should say that, in addition to my tree - love (it was originally called The Tree), it arose from my own… — J. R. R. Tolkien Analysis Copy Share Image
One writes such a story [The Lord of the Rings] not out of the leaves of trees still to be observed, nor… — J. R. R. Tolkien Botany Copy Share Image
It was an evil doom that set her in his path. For she is a fair maiden, fairest lady of a house… — J. R. R. Tolkien Doom Copy Share Image
“Now Fëanor's heart was still bitter at his humiliation before Mandos, and he looked at Melkor in silence, pondering if indeed he… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
There was a solemn article in the local paper seriously advocating systematic exterminating of the entire German nation as the only proper… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
She lifted up her hand and from the ring that she wore there issued a great light that illuminated her alone and… — J. R. R. Tolkien Beautiful Copy Share Image
Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth:… — J. R. R. Tolkien Blessed Copy Share Image
Smaug certainly looked asleep, almost dead and dark, with scarcely a snore more than a whiff of unseen steam, when Bilbo peeped… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
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