Quotes by J.R.R. Tolkien

As they sang the hobbit felt in love of beautiful things made by hands and by cunning and by magic moving through him, a fierce and a jealous love, the desire of the hearts of dwarves.

Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.

Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.

But it is said: Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. The choice is yours: to go or wait.And it is also said, answered Frodo: Go not to the Elves for counsel for they will answer both no and yes.Is it indeed? laughed Gildor. Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.

Justice is not Healing. Healing cometh only by suffering and patience, and maketh no demand, not even for Justice. Justice worketh only within the bonds of things as they are... and therefore though Justice is itself good and desireth no further evil, it can but perpetuate the evil that was, and doth not prevent it from the bearing of fruit in sorrow.

And now leave me in peace for a bit! I dont want to answer a string of questions while I am eating. I want to think!Good Heavens! said Pippin. At breakfast?

I may be a burglar...but Im an honest one, I hope, more or less.

It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt,It lies behind stars and under hills,And empty holes it fills,It comes first and follows after,Ends life, kills laughter.

I am looking for someone to share in an adventure that I am arranging, and its very difficult to find anyone. I should think so — in these parts! We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner!

Why O why did I ever leave my hobbit-hole? said poor Mr. Baggins, bumping up and down on Bomburs back.

Rover did not know in the least where the moons path led to, and at present he was much too frightened and excited to ask, and anyway he was beginning to get used to extraordinary things happening to him.

They hammered on the outer gate and called, but there was at first no answer; and then to their surprise someone blew a horn, and the lights in the windows went out. A voice shouted in the dark: Whos that? Be off! You cant come in. Cant you read the notice: No admittance between sundown and sunrise? Of course we cant read the notice in the dark, Sam shouted back. And if hobbits of the Shire are to be kept out in the wet on a night like this, Ill tear down your notice when I find it.

You certainly usually find something if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.

They were at the end of their journey, but as far as ever, it seemed, from the end of their quest.

Im going on an adventure

This is a bitter adventure, if it must end so; and not a mountain of gold can amend it. Yet I am glad that I have shared in your perils -- that has been more than any baggins deserves.

I hope I never smell the smell of apples again! said Fili. My tub was full of ut. To smell apples everlastingly when you can scarcely move and are cold and sick with hunger is maddening. I could eat anything in the wide world now for hours on end - but not an apple!

What shall we do, what shall we do! Escaping goblins to be caught by wolves is like out of the frying pan and into the fire!

As the hound follows the hare, never ceasing in its running, ever drawing nearer in the chase, with unhurrying and imperturbed pace, so does God follow the fleeing soul by His Divine grace. And though in sin or in human love, away from God it seeks to hide itself, Divine grace follows after, unwearyingly follows ever after, till the soul feels its pressure forcing it to turn to Him alone in that never ending pursuit.

Now when Túrin learnt from Finduilas of what had passed, he was wrathful, and he said to Gwindor: In love I hold you for your rescue and sake-keeping. But now you have done ill to me, friend, to betray my right name, and call my doom upon me, from which I would lie hid.But Gwindor answered: The doom lies in yourself, not in your name.