“ Man, Sub-creator, the refracted lightthrough whom is splintered from a single Whiteto many hues, and endlessly combinedin living shapes that move from mind to mind.Though all the crannies of the world… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ Maedhros did deeds of surpassing valour, and the Orcs fled before his face; for since his torment upon Thangorodrim his spirit burned like a white fire within, and he was as one that returns from the… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ Leave him! I said. I never mean to. I am going with him, if he climbs to the Moon; and if any of these Black Riders try to stop him, they'll have Sam Gamgee to reckon with, I said. They laughed. J.R.R. Tolkien
“ It was at this point that Bilbo stopped. Going on from there was the bravest thing he ever did. The tremendous things that happened afterward were as nothing compared to it. He fought the real battle… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ It is the way of my people to use light words at such times and say less than they mean. We fear to say too much. It robs us of the right words when a jest is out of place. J.R.R. Tolkien
“ It is grim reading’, he said. ‘I fear their end was cruel. Listen! . Then there are four lines smeared so that I can only read The last lines run: , and then . I wonder what that means. The last thin… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ Indeed you did your best...I hope that it may be long before you find yourself in such a tight corner again between two such terrible old men.~ Gandalf to Pippin J.R.R. Tolkien
“ Indeed in nothing is the power of the Dark Lord more clearly shown than in the estrangement that divides all those who still oppose him. J.R.R. Tolkien
“ In one thing you have not changed, dear friend, said Aragorn: you still speak in riddles.What? In riddles? said Gandalf. No! For I was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wise… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ In many ways,' answered the wizard. 'It is far more powerful than I ever dared to think at first, so powerful that in the end it would utterly overcome anyone of mortal race who possessed it. It would… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ I wrote The Lord of the Rings because I wished ‘to try my hand at a really long story that would hold the attention of readers, amuse them, delight them, and at times maybe excite them or deeply move… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ I would rather spend one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone. J.R.R. Tolkien
“ I go now to my long rest in the timeless halls beyond the seas and the Mountains of Aman. It will be long ere I am seen among the Noldor again; and it may be that we shall not meet a second time in de… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ I dislike Allegory – the conscious and intentional allegory – yet any attempt to explain the purport of myth or fairytale must use allegorical language. (And, of course, the more ‘life’ a story has th… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo!Ring a dong! hop along! fal lal the willow!Tom Bom, jolly Tom, Tom Bombadillo! J.R.R. Tolkien
“ Going on from there was the bravest thing he ever did. The tremendous things that happened afterwards were as nothing compared to it. He fought the real battle in the tunnel alone, before he ever saw… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ Gandalf: Confound it all, Samwise Gamgee. Have you been eavesdropping? Sam: I ain't been droppin' no eaves sir, honest. I was just cutting the grass under the window there, if you'll follow me. Gandal… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ Gandalf! I thought you were dead! But then I thought I was dead myself. Is everything sad going to come untrue? What's happened to the world? A great Shadow has departed, said Gandalf, and then he lau… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ Frodo began to feel restless, and the old paths seemed too well-trodden. He looked at maps, and wondered what lay beyond their edges: maps made in the Shire showed mostly white spaces beyond its borde… J.R.R. Tolkien
