Orcs Quotes
20 quotes by 11 authors
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Sleep! I feel the need of it, as never I thought any dwarf could , riding is tiring work. Yet my axe is restless in…
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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The wolf that one hears is worse than the orc that one fears.
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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Tolkien can say that Aragorn became king and reigned for a hundred years, and he was wise and good. But Tolkien doesn’t ask the question:…
— George R. R. Martin
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An artist has an obligation to tell the truth. [...] that the true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but…
— George R. R. Martin
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Didn't think her vision was consistent with the ORC, especially the way the Council wishes to work with the ORC. For example, with regard to…
— Norman Foster
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It’s an old Orc axe, which means he’s been in battle. Orcs have killed members of his family, and he’s trying to find the Orc…
— William Kircher
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There are two novels that can transform a bookish 14-year-old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish daydream that…
— Raj Patel
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The true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but from ourselves.
— George R. R. Martin
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Not all Tolkien haters are Orcs, but all Orcs are Tolkien haters.
— Peter Kreeft
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You cannot pass," he said. The orcs stood still, and a dead silence fell. "I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the…
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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Orcs, and talking trees, and leagues of grass, and galloping riders, and glittering caves, and white towers and golden halls, and battles, and tall ships…
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world.
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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I fireballed him as he was seeking out treasure after we wiped out a band of orcs, playing rock-paper-scissors with each orc to determine who…
— Cory Doctorow
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I would like you to teach [the orcs] civilised behaviour," said Ladyship coldly. He appeared to consider this. "Yes of course, I think that would…
— Terry Pratchett
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In the evening he went to the cinema to see "The Lord of the Rings", which he had never before had time to see. He…
— Steig Larsson
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I am not a 'democrat' only because 'humility' and equality are spiritual principles corrupted by the attempt to mechanize and formalize them, with the result…
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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Reseph tried to convince one of my vamps to slip an aphrodisiac into my drink." "Ares is quite fond of the orc-weed," Vulgrim called out…
— Larissa Ione
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Great engines crawled across the field; and in the midst was a huge ram, great as a forest-tree a hundred feet in length, swinging on…
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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His treachery runs deeper than you know. By foul craft, Saruman has crossed Orcs with goblin men. He's breeding an army in the caverns of…
— Gandalf
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Be on your guard. There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world.
— Gandalf
Who Wrote These Orcs Quotes
11 authors contributed a total of 20 Orcs Quotes as follows: