Quotes by JRR Tolkien

Some who have read the book, or at any rate have reviewed it, have found...

#Books

It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you...

#Living

But when I say free, I mean free: free from bond, of chain or command:to...

#Freedom

We are a plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures.

#Adventure

Surely you do not disbelieve the prophecies, because you had a hand in bringing them...

#Books

The world is full enough of hurts and mischance without wars to multiply them.

#Chance, #War

...in doubt a man of worth will trust to his own wisdom.

#Doubt

If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would...

#Food, #Songs

That is Shadowfax. He is cheif of the Maeras, lords of all horses, and not...

#Horses

His house was perfect, whether you liked food, or sleep, or work, or story-telling, or...

#Houses, #Perfection

There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find...

#Research

And it is not our part here to take thought only for a season, or...

#Thought