All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not wrecked by the frost.
J. R. R. TOLKIENI wished to be loved by another,’ [Éowyn] answered. ‘But I desire no man’s pity.
More J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
-
-
In sorrow we must go, but not in despair. Behold! we are not bound for ever to the circles of the world, and beyond them is more than memory.
J. 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. TOLKIEN -
I was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
All’s well that ends better.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
False hopes are more dangerous than fears.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
Fear both the heat and the cold of your heart, and try to have patience, if you can.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
I want to be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
The way is shut. It was made by those who are Dead, and the Dead keep it, until the time comes. The way is shut.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
Don’t go where I can’t follow!
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
I will not walk backward in life.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
Some who have read the book, or at any rate have reviewed it, have found it boring, absurd, or contemptible, and I have no cause to complain, since I have similar opinions of their works, or of the kinds of writing that they evidently prefer.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN