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

It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.

I am old, Gandalf. I don't look it, but I am beginning to feel it in my heart of hearts. Well-preserved indeed! Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread. That can't be right. I need a change, or something.

There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for.

'I wish life was not so short,' he thought. 'Languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.'

I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew.

I want to be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.

His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.

It is plain indeed that in spite of later estrangement Hobbits are relatives of ours: far nearer to us than Elves, or even than Dwarves. Of old they spoke the languages of Men, after their own fashion, and liked and disliked much the same things as Men did. But what exactly our relationship is can no longer be discovered.