1,027 Quotes by J. R. R. Tolkien

The way is shut. It was made by those who are Dead, and the Dead keep it, until the time comes. The way is shut.

Things are drawing towards the end now, unless I am mistaken. There is an unpleasant time just in front of you; but keep your heart up!

Stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks, and the setting sun with the last light of Durin’s Day will shine upon the key-hole.

For you do not yet know the strengths of your hearts, and you cannot foresee what each may meet on the road.

How could such a large door be kept secret from everybody outside, apart from the dragon?" [Bilbo] asked. He was only a little hobbit you must remember.

I wished to be loved by another,' [Éowyn] answered. 'But I desire no man's pity.

O! Where are you going With beards all a-wagging? No knowing, no knowing What brings Mister Baggins, And Balin and Dwalin down into the valley in June ha! ha!

On their deathbed men will speak true, they say.

If you sit on the doorstep long enough, I daresay you will think of something