J. R. R. Tolkien on path
J. R. R. Tolkien96 quotes“I come from under the hill, and under the hills and over the hills my paths led. And through the air, I am he that walks unseen.”
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But in the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.
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J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien Don’t adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on on the story.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien Even the smallest person can change the course of the future
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien Then Merry heard of all sounds in that hour the strangest. It seemed that Dernhelm laughed, and the clear voice was like the ring of steel. But no living man am I!
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien I will not walk backward in life.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien The wise speak only of what they know
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.
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