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Tree Quotes by J.R.R. Tolkien
- One writes such a story [The Lord of the Rings] not out of the leaves of trees still to be observed, nor by means of…
- "We will make such a chase as shall be accounted a marvel among the Three Kindreds: Elves, Dwarves and Men. Forth the Three Hunters!" Like…
- I should say that, in addition to my tree - love (it was originally called The Tree), it arose from my own pre-occupation with the…
- Kings built tombs more splendid than the houses of the living and counted the names of their descent dearer than the names of their sons.…
- Journey’s end In western lands beneath the Sun The flowers may rise in Spring, The trees may bud, the waters run, The merry finches sing.…
- Ho! Ho! Ho! To the bottle I go To heal my heart and drown my woe Rain may fall, and wind may blow And many…
- If thou hadst thy will what wouldst thou reserve?" said Manwe. "Of all thy realm what dost thou hold dearest?" All have their worth," said…
- 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…
- O Elbereth! Gilthoniel! We still remember, we who dwell In this far land beneath the trees. Thy starlight on the Western Seas.
- Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and…
- Faërie contains many things besides elves and fays, and besides dwarfs, witches, trolls, giants, or dragons; it holds the seas, the sun, the moon, the…
- I look East, West, North, South, and I do not see Sauron; but I see that Saruman has many descendants. We Hobbits have against them…
- I give you this toast: To the Hobbits. May they outlast the Sarumans and see spring again in the trees.
- This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high…
- Burn, burn tree and fern! Shrivel and scorch! A fizzling torch To light the night for our delight, Ya hey! Bake and toast ‘em, fry…
- Tall ships and tall kings Three times three, What brought they from the foundered land Over the flowing sea? Seven stars and seven stones And…
- No taste of food, no feel of water, no sound of wind, no memory of tree or grass or flower, no image of moon or…
- There was a little corner of his mind that was still his own, and light came through it, as though a chink in the dark:…
- On two chairs beneath the bole of the tree and canopied by a living bough there sat, side by side, Celeborn and Galadriel. Very tall…
- Upon the hearth the fire is red, Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet, Still round the corner…
More Tree Quotes
- Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to… — Johann Arndt
- Lao Tsu uses the anology of the tree. The old hard tree breaks and falls when the wind blows. The young tree… — Frederick Lenz
- A Bird Sitting On The Branch Of A Tree Doesnt Get Frightened By The Shaking Branch, Because The Bird Trusts Not The… — Ritu Ghatourey
- In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal.… — Teresa of Avila
- For better or worse, zoos are how most people come to know big or exotic animals. Few will ever see wild penguins… — Diane Ackerman
- The gods made the earth for all men t' share. Only when the kings come with their crowns and steel swords, they… — George R. R. Martin
- On the afternoon of October 19, 1899, I climbed a tall cherry tree and, armed with a saw which I still have,… — Dr Robert H Goddard
- The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit. — Teresa of Avila