29 Quotes by JRR Tolkien

None saw her last meeting with Elrond her father, for they went up into the hills and there spoke long together, and bitter was their parting that should endure beyond the ends of the world.

To me it would not seem that a steward who faithfully surrenders his charge is diminished in love or honor.

Home is now behind you, the world is ahead!

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

But where our hearts truly lie is in peace and quiet and good tilled earth.

How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart, you begin to understand...there is no going back? There are some things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep, that have taken hold.

If you really want to know what Middle-earth is based on, it’s my wonder and delight in the earth as it is, particularly the natural earth.

Çünkü en bilge olanlar bile her şeyin sonunu göremez.

The sun went down, and Morwen sighed and clasped his hand and was still; and Hurin knew that she had died.