“Why should a man be scorned if, finding himself in prison, he tries to get out and go home? Or if, when… — J.R.R. Tolkien Escapism Copy Share Image
“They tried to pierce your heart with a Morgul-knife which remains in the wound. If they had succeeded, you would have become… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“Bilbo Baggins was standing at his door after breakfast smoking an enormous long wooden pipe that reached nearly down to his woolly… — J.R.R. Tolkien Hobbit Copy Share Image
“It is a lovely language,but it takes a very long time to say anything in it,unless it is worth taking a long… — J.R.R. Tolkien Language Copy Share Image
“Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“Thank you,’ said Rover, feeling crushed. ‘It is very kind of all these wizards to trouble themselves about me, I am sure,… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“See, my precious: if we has it, then we can escape, even from Him, eh? Perhaps we grows very strong, stronger than… — J.R.R. Tolkien 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
“It is said that the skill of the Dwarves is in their hands rather than in their tongues, yet that is not… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“Yet also I should be sad,’ said Théoden. ‘For however the fortune of war shall go, may it not so end that… — J.R.R. Tolkien Hobbit Copy Share Image
“Gandalf and Pippin came to Merry's room, and there they found Aragorn standing by the bed. 'Poor old Merry!' cried Pippin, and… — J.R.R. Tolkien Aragorn Copy Share Image
“We shouldn't be here at all, if we'd known more about it before we started. But I suppose it's often that way.… — J.R.R. Tolkien Coming home Copy Share Image
“An author cannot of course remain wholly unaffected by his experience, but the ways in which a story-germ uses the soil of… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“A large grey stone lay in the centre of the grass and he stared moodily at it or watched the great snails.… — J.R.R. Tolkien Snails Copy Share Image
“And what about your companions? What about Legolas and me?’ cried Gimli, unable to contain himself longer. ‘You rascals, you woolly-footed and… — J.R.R. Tolkien Dear friend Copy Share Image
“I came in time, and I have called him back. He is weary now, and grieved, and he has taken a hurt… — J.R.R. Tolkien Time 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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 Elves Copy Share Image
“He hated it and loved it, as he hated and loved himself. He could not get rid of it. He had no… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“yes,' said Frodo. 'But do you remember Gandalf's words: Even Gollum may have something yet to do? But for him, Sam, I… — J.R.R. Tolkien Hobbit Copy Share Image
“I thought all the trees were whispering to each other, passing news and plots along in an unintelligible language; and the branches… — J.R.R. Tolkien J-r-r-tolkien Copy Share Image
“Now he tried to find strength to tear himself away and go on a lonely journey -- for vengeance. If once he… — J.R.R. Tolkien Anger Copy Share Image
“Faith then they vowed Fast, unyielding, There each to each In oaths binding. Bliss there was born When Brynhild woke; Yet fate… — J.R.R. Tolkien Destiny Copy Share Image
“Master of the Dark Shadow. For I also, Niniel, had my darkness, in which dear things were lost; but now I have… — J.R.R. Tolkien Dark Copy Share Image
“the fragrance that came to each was like a memory of dewy mornings of unshadowed sun in some land of which the… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“... right glad is the grass that grows in the open, when the damp dewdrops are dripping from the leaves, to greet… — J.R.R. Tolkien Sun Copy Share Image
“By Elbereth and Lúthien the Fair,’ said Frodo with a last effort, lifting up his sword, ‘you shall have neither the Ring… — J.R.R. Tolkien Hobbit Copy Share Image
“At that moment there was a knock on the door, and Sam came in. He ran to Frodo and took his left… — J.R.R. Tolkien Bromance Copy Share Image
“What shall we do, what shall we do!” he cried. “Escaping goblins to be caught by wolves!” he said, and it became… — J.R.R. Tolkien Proverb Copy Share Image
