J.R.R. Tolkien

“I will vouch for him before the seat of Denethor,' said Gandalf. 'And as for valour, that cannot be computed by stature.…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

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

— J.R.R. Tolkien

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

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“No todos los que vagan están perdidos”

— J.R.R. Tolkien

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

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“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,…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

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

— J.R.R. Tolkien

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

— J.R.R. Tolkien

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

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“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…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

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

— J.R.R. Tolkien

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

— J.R.R. Tolkien

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

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“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

“it is horrible being all alone.”

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“on his brow sat wisdom, and in his hand was strength.”

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“And I would not have it said of me in song only that I was always left behind!”

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“Let us enter! For it is only in the coming of Aragorn that any hope remains for the sick that lie in…

— 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.”

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“The chamber was filled with a soft light; its walls were green and silver and its roof of gold. Many Elves were…

— 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…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“The morning came, pale and clammy. Frodo woke up first, and found that a tree-root had made a hole in his back,…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“Less now to me is that darkness than my own darkness.”

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“How would this do: and they all settled down and lived together happily ever after?' 'It will do well, if it ever…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“Good morning! said Bilbo, and he meant it.”

— J.R.R. Tolkien