J. R. R. Tolkien Of Quotations

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

All my own perception of beauty both in majesty and simplicity is founded upon Our Lady.

There is no ship now that can bear me hence

Human stories are practically always about one thing, really, aren't they? Death. The inevitability of death. . . . . . (quoting an obituary) 'There is no such thing as a natural death. Nothing that ever happens to man is natural, since his presence calls the whole world into question. All men must die, but for every man his death is an accident, and even if he knows it he would sense to it an unjustifiable violation.' Well, you may agree with the words or not, but those are the key spring of The Lord Of The Rings

Among the tales of sorrow and of ruin that came down to us from the darkness of those days there are yet some in which amid weeping there is joy and under the shadow of death light that endures. And of these histories most fair still in the ears of the Elves is the tale of Beren and Lúthien

Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life.

Who cannot understand your silence, cannot understand your words.

I have spoken words of hope. But only of hope. Hope is not victory.

Not all that have fallen are vanquished.

I will take the Ring", he said, "though I do not know the way.

The praise of the praiseworthy is above all rewards.

Come, Mr. Frodo!' he cried. 'I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you.

The world is indeed full of peril and in it there are many dark places.

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.

Indeed in nothing is the power of the Dark Lord more clearly shown than in the estrangement that divides all those who still oppose him.

It's a dangerous business, going out your door.

It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.

Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.

The chief purpose of life, for any of us, is to increase according to our capacity our knowledge of God by all means we have, and to be moved by it to praise and thanks.

End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path. One that we all must take.

If by my life or death I can protect you, I will.

I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.