Catholic Quotes by J.R.R. Tolkien

10 Catholic quotes by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Tolkien’s Catholic background whispers through his storytelling. In this ten‑quote selection you’ll find the subtle ways his belief colors his mythic imagination, a concise window into his spiritual undercurrents.

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“Actually I am a Christian, and indeed a Roman Catholic, so that I do not expect 'history' to be anything but a…

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“How shall a man judge what to do in such times?' 'As he has ever judged,' said Aragorn. 'Good and ill have…

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“We were born in a dark age out of due time (for use). But there is this comfort: otherwise we should not…

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“An ultimately evil job. For we are attempting to conquer Sauron with the Ring. And we shall (it seems) succeed. But the…

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“Well the first War of the Machines seems to be drawing to its final inconclusive chapter - leaving, alas, everyone the poorer,…

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“The appalling destruction and misery of this war mount hourly: destruction of what should be (indeed it is) the common wealth of…

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“I perceived or thought of the Light of God and in it suspended one small mote (or millions of motes to only…

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“The bigger things get the smaller and duller or flatter the globe gets. It is getting to be all one blasted little…

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“Or more important, I an a Christian (which can be deduced from my stories), and in fact a Roman Catholic. The latter…

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“The news today about "Atomic bombs" is so horrifying one is stunned. The utter folly of these lunatic physicists to consent to…

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“I have chosen Mr Baggins and that ought to be enough for all of you. If I say he is a Burglar, a Burglar…

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“he can see through a brick wall in time (as they say in Bree). But”

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“No todos los que vagan están perdidos”

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“The consolation of fairy-stories, the joy of the happy ending; or more correctly of the good catastrophe, the sudden joyous "turn" (for there is…

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“Sméagol won't grub for roots and carrotses and - taters. What's taters, precious, eh, what's taters?' 'Po-ta-toes,' said Sam. 'The Gaffer's delight, and rare…

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“But the Queen Arwen said: 'A gift I will give you. For I am the daughter of Elrond. I shall not go with him…

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“If you lived near the edge of Mirkwood, you would take the word of no one that you did not know as well as…

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“He was dark-haired as his mother, and promised to be like her in mood also; for he was not merry, and spoke little, though…

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“Sam: Mordor. The one place in Middle-earth we don't want to see any closer, and the one place we're trying to get to. It's…

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“May your beer be laid under an enchantment of surpassing excellence for seven years!”

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“Though sword shall be rusted, And throne and crown perish With strength that men trusted And wealth that they cherish, Here grass is still…

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“Seguid si es vuestro deber —dijo—, yo me echaré aquí a dormir y a soñar con comida, ya que no puedo tenerla de otro…

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“Co to mělo v kapšiškách? Nechtělo to říct, ne, milášku. Podvodníšek mrňavá. Nefér otázka. Podvádělo to první. Poruššilo to pravidla. Měli šme to žmáčknout,…

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“it is horrible being all alone.”

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