J. R. R. Tolkien on choice
“I am the clue-finder, the web-cutter, the stinging fly. I was chosen for the lucky number.”
J. R. R. Tolkien96 quotes
Filed under
More from J. 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.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien Courage is found in unlikely places.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien Sorry! I don’t want any adventures, thank you. Not Today. Good morning! But please come to tea -any time you like! Why not tomorrow? Good bye!
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien The whole thing is quite hopeless, so it’s no good worrying about tomorrow. It probably won’t come.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien 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. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for the wise to know.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien I wished to be loved by another,’ [Éowyn] answered. ‘But I desire no man’s pity.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot for ever fence it out.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien
Original quotes
From our community writers
Sometimes the weak carry the weak. Not because they have the strength but simply because they know the way.
Ullie KayeUllie Kaye For us there is only one wish to be adventurous pioneers and find ourselves at the end.
Tyler Knott GregsonTyler Knott Gregson It was my karma to be your karma.
Elaine HaysElaine Hays I hope it still feels like nineteen when we are seventy four.
Sumiran ThapaSumiran Thapa Focus on growing a little bit every day.
Lisa RoseLisa Rose Be my ocean and carry me adrift, I long to be swept away.
Matt SpenserMatt Spenser I wish I had a time-turner so that I could spend a little more time with you. You left too soon, you left too fast.
Bisma IjazBisma Ijaz Change is essential component of life. Both in nature and ourselves.
Tanya GillTanya Gill
Meet the writers
More on choice
We have a choice to build or destroy, to fight or to come together.
Jhene AikoJhene Aiko Some choices are destined to be mistakes.
Laura ChouetteLaura Chouette If you didn’t want her to scream so loud you shouldn’t have tried to strangle her voice -both love & violence are a choice.
Charlie GilbertCharlie Gilbert Whatever I feel is not a choice, but dwelling on it is, so I stand up and walk and walk and walk a w a y.
VesmirVesmir People who break your heart should not be a choice anymore.
H. DcostaH. Dcosta You are where you are based on the choices of your past.
Edgar DoucetEdgar Doucet In life, you always have a choice. Whatever it touches: the choice of wardrobes, who you spend your time with, what gifts you give, what you believe in and what thoughts you focus on. Chaos is your choice. Anger is your choice.
Mariya FedulovaMariya Fedulova Your happiness lies in your choices.
Nithya ElizaNithya Eliza
Keep exploring
More Writer
