“ It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange...How shall a man judge what to do in such times?' 'As he ever has judged,' said Aragorn. 'Good and ill have not… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ I regret that I am not clear as to what you intend by 'arisch'. I am not of Aryan extraction: that is Indo-Iranian; as far as I am aware none of my ancestors spoke Hindustani, Persian, Gypsy, or any r… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ He was tall as a young tree, lithe, immensely strong, able swiftly to draw a great war-bow and shoot down a Nazgûl, endowed with the tremendous vitality of Elvish bodies, so hard and resistant to hurt… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ Frodo drew himself up, and again Sam was startled by his words and his stern voice. 'On the Precious? How dare you?' he said. 'Think! Would you commit your promise to that, Smeagol? It will hold you.… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ Far over the Misty Mountains cold,To dungeons deep and caverns old,We must away, ere break of day,To seek our pale enchanted gold.The dwarves of yore made mighty spells,While hammers fell like ringing… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ Don't leave me here alone! It's your Sam calling. Don't go where I can't follow! Wake up, Mr. Frodo! J.R.R. Tolkien
“ Burn, burn tree and fern!Shrivel and scorch! A fizzling torchTo light the night for our delight, Ya hey!Bake and toast ‘em, fry and roast ‘em!till beards blaze, and eyes glaze;till hair smells and ski… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ Arrow! Black arrow! I have saved you to the last. You have never failed me and I have always recovered you. I had you from my father and he from of old. If ever you came from the forges of the true ki… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ A tree there towere Tall and branching That house upholding The hall's wonder Its leaves their hangings Its limbs rafters Its mighty bole In the midst standing. J.R.R. Tolkien
“ A nice pickle they were all in now: all neatly tied up in sacks, with three angry trolls (and two with burns and bashes to remember) sitting by them, arguing whether they should roast them slowly, or… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ You have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have. J.R.R. Tolkien
“ We have come from God, and inevitably the myths woven by us, though they contain error, will also reflect a splintered fragment of the true light, the eternal truth that is with God. Indeed only by my… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ ¡Por qué, oh por qué habré dejado mi agujero—hobbit! —decía el pobre señorBolsón, mientras se sacudía hacia arriba y abajo sobre el pobre señor Bolsón, mientras se sacudía hacia arriba y abajo sobre l… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ Tomorrow we may come this way,And take the hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun J.R.R. Tolkien
“ There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a m… J.R.R. Tolkien