Shire Quotes

21 Shire quotes by 9 unique authors

The second suggestion is to think as well as to read. I know people who read and read, and for all the good it does… — Arnold Bennett
David Shire and I have been happily married for 21 years! We have a 12-year-old son. David is a genius. He writes the most magnificent… — Didi
All in all, Tolkien fans are as varied, remarkable and marvelous as the books and the worlds that they share. They make me feel a… — John Howe
What baron or squire Or knight of the shire Lives half so well as a holy friar. — John O'Keefe
But I have been too deeply hurt, Sam. I tried to save the Shire, and it has been saved, but not for me. It must… — J.R.R. Tolkien
We set out to save the Shire, Sam and it has been saved - but not for me. — J.R.R. Tolkien
We have inhabited both the actual and the imaginary realms for a long time. But we don't live in either place the way our parents… — Ursula K. Le Guin
I knew that danger lay ahead, of course; but I did not expect to meet it in our own Shire. Can't a hobbit walk from… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Then holding the star aloft and the bright sword advanced, Frodo, hobbit of the Shire, walked steadily down to meet the eyes. — J.R.R. Tolkien
And if Sam considered himself lucky, Frodo knew he was more lucky himself; for there was not a hobbit in the Shire that was looked… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Dear me! We Tooks and Brandybucks, we can't live long on the heights.' 'No,' said Merry. 'I can't. Not yet, at any rate. But at… — J.R.R. Tolkien
They hammered on the outer gate and called, but there was at first no answer; and then to their surprise someone blew a horn, and… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Tolkien understood about the things that happen after the end. Because this is after the end, this is all the Scouring of the Shire, this… — Jo Walton
Be sure it is not for nothing that the Landlord has knit our hearts so closely to time and place – to one friend rather… — C.S. Lewis
I should like to save the Shire, if I could - though there have been times when I thought the inhabitants too stupid and dull… — J.R.R. Tolkien
He thought he suddenly understood. For the Lincon-shire sergeant-major the word Peace meant that a man could stand up on a hill. For him it… — Ford Madox Ford
I don't know how to say it, but after last night I feel different. I seem to see ahead, in a kind of way. I… — J.R.R. Tolkien
And here he was, a little halfling from the Shire, a simple hobbit of the quiet countryside, expected to find a way where the great… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Are you in pain, Frodo?' said Gandalf quietly as he rode by Frodo's side. 'Well, yes I am,' said Frodo. 'It is my shoulder. The… — J.R.R. Tolkien
And so it was settled. Sam Gamgee married Rose Cotton in the spring of 1420 (which was also famous for its weddings), and they came… — J.R.R. Tolkien
I should like to save the Shire, if I could - though there have been times when I thought the inhabitants too stupid and dull… — J.R.R. Tolkien

Who Wrote These Shire Quotes

9 authors contributed a total of 21 Shire Quotes as follows: