It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.
J. R. R. TOLKIENIt is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.
J. R. R. TOLKIENVoiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters.
J. R. R. TOLKIENI want to be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.
J. R. R. TOLKIENI am the clue-finder, the web-cutter, the stinging fly. I was chosen for the lucky number.
J. R. R. TOLKIENI do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.
J. R. R. TOLKIENThe whole thing is quite hopeless, so it’s no good worrying about tomorrow. It probably won’t come.
J. R. R. TOLKIENAll that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost.
J. R. R. TOLKIENThe world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them.
J. R. R. TOLKIENIt does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.
J. R. R. TOLKIENHe 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.
J. R. R. TOLKIENMany that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement.
J. R. R. TOLKIENBut in the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.
J. R. R. TOLKIENIt is perilous to study too deeply the arts of the Enemy, for good or for ill.
J. R. R. TOLKIENFair speech may hide a foul heart.
J. R. R. TOLKIENAll’s well that ends better.
J. R. R. TOLKIENEnd? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path. One that we all must take.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN