And he took her in his arms and kissed her under the sunlit sky, and he cared not that they stood high upon the walls in the sight of many.
J. R. R. TOLKIENAdvice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.
More J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
-
-
Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
Where there’s life there’s hope, and need of vittles.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
And then her heart changed, or at least she understood it; and the winter passed, and the sun shone upon her.
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 -
I 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. TOLKIEN -
What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!’
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.
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 -
I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
But in the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
Short cuts make long delays.
J. 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. TOLKIEN