black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.

J. R. R. Tolkien

Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Animal Death Voice Wings
The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Darkness Greatness Grief Growth Love Place World
May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Darkness Light Yourself
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Fantasy Live
All’s well that ends better.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

End One Liner
But in the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Darkness End Hope
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Decision Inspirational Time
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. TOLKIEN

Laughter Live Man Sound Strange Voice
It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Healing Philosophy Revenge
Fair speech may hide a foul heart.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Fake Heart Hide Talk
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

Book Mad Myself Opinion Reading Writing
Where there’s life there’s hope.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Hope Life
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. TOLKIEN

Mystery Philosophy Quite Yourself
No Victory Without Suffering
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Suffering Victory
It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Job Philosophy Start
Don’t adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on on the story.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN

Adventure Carry End Story

You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes