“Kili and Fili rushed for their bags and brought back little fiddles; Dori, Nori, and Ori brought out flutes from somewhere inside… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“In my despair my enemy was my only hope, and I pursued him, clutching at his heel. Thus he brought me back… — J.R.R. Tolkien Hope Copy Share Image
“He caught hold of Tom’s leg—as well as he could, it was thick as a young tree-trunk—but he was sent spinning up… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“He only needs the One; for he made that Ring himself, it is his, and he let a great part of his… — J.R.R. Tolkien Great power Copy Share Image
“For that woe is past,' said Galadriel; 'and I would take what joy is here left, untroubled by memory. And maybe there… — J.R.R. Tolkien Joy Copy Share Image
“You take after Bilbo,' said Gandalf. 'There is more about you than meets the eye, as I said of him long ago.'… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or… — J.R.R. Tolkien Adventure Copy Share Image
“The prime motive was the desire of a tale-teller to try his hand at a really long story that would hold the… — J.R.R. Tolkien Books Copy Share Image
“Despair, or folly?' said Gandalf. 'It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt.… — J.R.R. Tolkien Desire for power Copy Share Image
“Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.’ The change in the wizard’s voice was astounding. Suddenly it… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“For a while the hobbits continued to talk and think of the past journey and of the perils that lay ahead; but… — J.R.R. Tolkien Fear Copy Share Image
“Not long ago-incredible though it may seem-I heard a clerk of Oxford declare that he 'welcomed' the proximity of mass-production robot factories,… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“And so Gollum found them hours later, when he returned, crawling and creeping down the path out of the gloom ahead. Sam… — J.R.R. Tolkien Gollum Copy Share Image
“No, I am afraid not, Sam," said Frodo. "At least, I know that such things happened, but I cannot see them. No… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“But when the Ents all gathered round Treebeard, bowing their heads slightly, murmuring in their slow musical voices, and looking long and… — J.R.R. Tolkien Hobbits Copy Share Image
“Do I not say truly, Gandalf,' said Aragorn at last, 'that you could go whithersoever you wished quicker than I? And this… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“Truly Elrond spoke, saying that we could not foresee what we might meet upon our road. Torment in the dark was the… — J.R.R. Tolkien Dark Copy Share Image
“Hush, hush! Good People! and good night!" said Gandalf, who came last. "Valleys have ears, and some elves have over marry tongues.… — J.R.R. Tolkien Elves Copy Share Image
“Those who made them did not desire strength or domination or hoarded wealth, but understanding, making, and healing, to preserve all things… — J.R.R. Tolkien Healing Copy Share Image
“The grey-rain curtain turned all to silver glass and was rolled back, and he beheld white shores and beyond them a far… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“And yet, Eomer, I say to you that she loves you more truly than me, for you she loves and knows; but… — J.R.R. Tolkien Brother Copy Share Image
“All your words are but to say: you are a woman, and your part is in the house. But when the men… — J.R.R. Tolkien Eowyn Copy Share Image
“an old man with a staff. He had a tall pointed blue hat, a long grey cloak, a silver scarf over which… — J.R.R. Tolkien Old man Copy Share Image
“For so it seemed to them: Lórien was slipping backward, like a bright ship masted with enchanted trees, sailing on to forgotten… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“¿Dónde has ido, si puedo preguntártelo? —dijo Thorin a Gandalf mientras cabalgaban. A mirar adelante —respondió Gandalf. ¿Y qué te hizo volver… — J.R.R. Tolkien Amor Copy Share Image
“Frodo has been touched by the weapons of the Enemy,' said Strider, 'and there is some poison or evil at work that… — J.R.R. Tolkien Frodo Copy Share Image
“No, and [the sun] will not rise today, Master Holbytla. Nor ever again, one would think under this cloud. But time does… — J.R.R. Tolkien Light Copy Share Image
“These folk are hewers of trees and hunters of beasts; therefore we are their unfriends, and if they will not depart we… — J.R.R. Tolkien Deforestation Copy Share Image
“He used to often say there was only one Road; that it was like a great river: its springs were at every… — J.R.R. Tolkien Journey Copy Share Image
“Ours is but a small matter in the great deeds of this time. A vain pursuit from its beginning, maybe, which no… — J.R.R. Tolkien Great deeds Copy Share Image
“As the world grows older there is loss and gain - let us not with modern insolence and blindness imagine it all… — J.R.R. Tolkien Nostalgia Copy Share Image
“A good vocabulary,’ he once wrote (April 1959), ‘is not acquired by reading books written according to some notion of the vocabulary… — J.R.R. Tolkien Books Copy Share Image
“I am learning a lot about Sam Gamgee on this journey. First he was a conspirator, now he's a jester. He'll end… — J.R.R. Tolkien Frodo baggins Copy Share Image
“Well, I’ve made up my mind, anyway. I want to see mountains again, Gandalf – mountains; and then find somewhere where I… — J.R.R. Tolkien Psychology Copy Share Image
“Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing… — J.R.R. Tolkien Journey Copy Share Image
“Aragon felt a shudder run through him at the sound, a strange cold thrill; and yet it was not fear or terror… — J.R.R. Tolkien Adventure Copy Share Image
“I feel that as long as the Shire lies behind, safe and comfortable, I shall find wandering more bearable: I shall know… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“Is there no escape then?' said Frodo, looking around wildly. 'If I move I shall be seen and hunted! If I stay,… — J.R.R. Tolkien Escape Copy Share Image
“N-nothing important. That is, I heard a good deal about a ring, and a dark lord, and something about the end of… — J.R.R. Tolkien End of the world Copy Share Image
“Co to mělo v kapšiškách? Nechtělo to říct, ne, milášku. Podvodníšek mrňavá. Nefér otázka. Podvádělo to první. Poruššilo to pravidla. Měli šme… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image