894 Quotes by J.R.R. Tolkien

For I am the daughter of Elrond. I shall not go with him when he departs to the Havens: for mine is the choice of Luthien, and as she so have I chosen, both the sweet and the bitter.

Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.[Incorrectly attributed to Tolkien. It is a line from the Hobbit movie that did not appear in the books.]

Seguid si es vuestro deber —dijo—, yo me echaré aquí a dormir y a soñar con comida, ya que no puedo tenerla de otro modo. Espero no despertar nunca más.

Maybe,' said Sam; 'but where there's life there's hope, as my gaffer used to say; and need of of vittles, as he mostways used to add. You have a bite, Mr. Frodo, and then a bit of sleep.

End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it.

I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone.

Adventures are not all pony-rides in May-sunshine.

He should not vow to walk in the dark, who has not seen the nightfall.

Give me your name, Horse-master, and I shall give you mine.