“ Alive without breath,As cold as death;Never thirsty, ever drinking,All in mail never clinking. J.R.R. Tolkien
“ I am tired of stairs and stone passages. i would give a good deal for the feel of grass at my toes. J.R.R. Tolkien
“ For so sworn good or evil an oath may not be broken and it shall pursue oathkeeper and oathbreaker to the world's end. J.R.R. Tolkien
“ But fear no more! I would not take this thing, if it lay by the highway. Not were Minas Tirith falling in ruin and I alone could save her, so, using the weapon of the Dark Lord for her good and my glo… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ And now at last it comes. You will give me the Ring freely! In place of the Dark Lord you will set up a Queen. And I shall not be dark, but beautiful and terrible as the Morning and the Night! Fair as… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ All that is gold does not glitter,Not all those who wander are lost;The old that is strong does not wither,Deep roots are not reached by the frost.From the ashes a fire shall be woken,A light from the… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ Suddenly Faramir stirred, and he opened his eyes, and he looked on Aragorn who bent over him; and a light of knowledge and love was kindled in his eyes, and he spoke softly. 'My lord, you called me. I… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament … There you will find romance, glory, honour, fidelity, and the true wa… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ If most of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. J.R.R. Tolkien
“ There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, an… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ The bigger things get the smaller and duller or flatter the globe gets. It is getting to be all one blasted little provincial suburb. When they have introduced American sanitation, morale-pep, feminis… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ When evening in the Shire was greyhis footsteps on the Hill were heard;before the dawn he went awayon journey long without a word.From Wilderland to Western shore,from northern waste to southern hill,… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ Little did I know where the chief peril lay! Truly Elrond spoke, saying that we could not foresee what we might meet upon our road. Torment in the dark was the danger that I feared, and it did not hol… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ For it is now to us itself ancient; and yet its maker was telling of things already old and weighted with regret, and he expended his art in making keen that touch upon the heart which sorrows have th… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ But the Elves were not so lightly to be caught. As soon as Sauron set the One Ring upon his finger they were aware of him; and they knew him, and perceived that he would be master of them, and of an t… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ But I am the real Strider, fortunately. I am Aragorn son of Arathorn; and if by life or death I can save you, I will. J.R.R. Tolkien
“ Then as he had kept watch Sam had noticed that at times a light seemed to be shining faintly within; but now the light was even clearer and stronger. Frodo's face was peaceful, the marks of fear and c… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ Very fair was her face, and her long hair was like a river of gold. Slender and tall she was in her white robe girt with silver; but strong she seemed and stern as steel, a daughter of kings. Thus Ara… J.R.R. Tolkien
