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J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “Go back?” he thought. “No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!”

351. “Go back?” he thought. “No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “There was a most specially greedy, strong and wicked worm called Smaug.”

352. “There was a most specially greedy, strong and wicked worm called Smaug.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “A good vocabulary is not acquired by reading books written according to some notion of the vocabulary of one’s age group. It comes from reading books above one.”

353. “A good vocabulary is not acquired by reading books written according to some notion of the vocabulary of one’s age group. It comes from reading books above one.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “And what would you do, if an uninvited dwarf came and hung his things up in your hall without a word of explanation?”

354. “And what would you do, if an uninvited dwarf came and hung his things up in your hall without a word of explanation?”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “My armor is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!”

355. “My armor is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “We are plain quiet folk, and I have no use for adventures. Nasty, disturbing, and uncomfortable things.”

356. “We are plain quiet folk, and I have no use for adventures. Nasty, disturbing, and uncomfortable things.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “No taste of food, no feel of water, no sound of wind, no memory of tree or grass or flower, no image of moon or star are left to me. I am naked in the dark, Sam, and there is no veil between me and the wheel of fire. I begin to see it even with my waking eyes, and all else fades.”

357. “No taste of food, no feel of water, no sound of wind, no memory of tree or grass or flower, no image of moon or star are left to me. I am naked in the dark, Sam, and there is no veil between me and the wheel of fire. I begin to see it even with my waking eyes, and all else fades.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “Now at this last we must take a hard road, a road unforeseen. There lies our hope, if hope it be. To walk into peril – to Mordor. We must send the Ring to the Fire.”

358. “Now at this last we must take a hard road, a road unforeseen. There lies our hope, if hope it be. To walk into peril – to Mordor. We must send the Ring to the Fire.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “But good luck to you – today and every day!”

359. “But good luck to you – today and every day!”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “And yet, Eomer, I say to you that she loves you more truly than me, for you she loves and knows; but in me she loves only a shadow and a thought: a hope of glory and great deeds, and lands far from the fields of Rohan. – Aragorn to Eomer, of Eowyn.”

360. “And yet, Eomer, I say to you that she loves you more truly than me, for you she loves and knows; but in me she loves only a shadow and a thought: a hope of glory and great deeds, and lands far from the fields of Rohan. – Aragorn to Eomer, of Eowyn.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “The Dark Lord has Nine. But we have One, mightier than they: the White Rider. He has passed through the fire and the abyss, and they shall fear him. We will go where he leads.”

361. “The Dark Lord has Nine. But we have One, mightier than they: the White Rider. He has passed through the fire and the abyss, and they shall fear him. We will go where he leads.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “Thus came Aragorn son of Arathorn, Elessar, Isildur’s heir, out of the Paths of the Dead, borne upon a wind from the sea to the kingdom of Gondor.”

362. “Thus came Aragorn son of Arathorn, Elessar, Isildur’s heir, out of the Paths of the Dead, borne upon a wind from the sea to the kingdom of Gondor.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “But the enemy has the move, and he is about to open his full game. And pawns are as likely to see as much of it as any. Sharpen your blade!”

363. “But the enemy has the move, and he is about to open his full game. And pawns are as likely to see as much of it as any. Sharpen your blade!”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “Faerie is a perilous land, and in it are pitfalls for the unwary, and dungeons for the overbold.”

364. “Faerie is a perilous land, and in it are pitfalls for the unwary, and dungeons for the overbold.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars, not if you care for such things.”

365. “Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars, not if you care for such things.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “You can make the Ring into an allegory of our own time, if you like: and allegory of the inevitable fate that waits for all attempts to defeat evil power by power.”

366. “You can make the Ring into an allegory of our own time, if you like: and allegory of the inevitable fate that waits for all attempts to defeat evil power by power.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament...”

367. “I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament...”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “I give you this toast: To the Hobbits. May they outlast the Sarumans and see spring again in the trees.”

368. “I give you this toast: To the Hobbits. May they outlast the Sarumans and see spring again in the trees.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “The world is indeed full of peril and in it there are many dark places.”

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

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “I can ride and wield blade, and I do not fear either pain or death.’ ‘What do you fear, lady?’ he asked. ‘A cage,’ she said. ‘To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.”

370. “I can ride and wield blade, and I do not fear either pain or death.’ ‘What do you fear, lady?’ he asked. ‘A cage,’ she said. ‘To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “But it is not for thy valour only that I send thee, but to bring into the world a hope beyond thy sight, and a light that shall pierce the darkness.”

371. “But it is not for thy valour only that I send thee, but to bring into the world a hope beyond thy sight, and a light that shall pierce the darkness.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “For a while they stood there, like men on the edge of a sleep where nightmare lurks, holding it off, though they know that they can only come to morning through the shadows.”

372. “For a while they stood there, like men on the edge of a sleep where nightmare lurks, holding it off, though they know that they can only come to morning through the shadows.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “The world was fair, the mountains tall In Elder Days before the fall...”

373. “The world was fair, the mountains tall In Elder Days before the fall...”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “Orcs, and talking trees, and leagues of grass, and galloping riders, and glittering caves, and white towers and golden halls, and battles, and tall ships sailing, all these passed before Sam’s mind.”

374. “Orcs, and talking trees, and leagues of grass, and galloping riders, and glittering caves, and white towers and golden halls, and battles, and tall ships sailing, all these passed before Sam’s mind.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “And if Sam considered himself lucky, Frodo knew he was more lucky himself; for there was not a hobbit in the Shire that was looked after with such care.”

375. “And if Sam considered himself lucky, Frodo knew he was more lucky himself; for there was not a hobbit in the Shire that was looked after with such care.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “Lazy Lob and crazy Cob are weaving webs to wind me. I am far more sweet than other meat, but still they cannot find me! Here am I, naughty little fly; you are fat and lazy. You cannot trap me, though you try, in your cobwebs crazy.”

376. “Lazy Lob and crazy Cob are weaving webs to wind me. I am far more sweet than other meat, but still they cannot find me! Here am I, naughty little fly; you are fat and lazy. You cannot trap me, though you try, in your cobwebs crazy.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “O! Tril-lil-lil-lolly the valley is jolly, ha! ha! -Elves of Rivendell.”

377. “O! Tril-lil-lil-lolly the valley is jolly, ha! ha! -Elves of Rivendell.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “Always after a defeat and a respite, the Shadow takes another shape and grows again.”

378. “Always after a defeat and a respite, the Shadow takes another shape and grows again.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “As she stood before Aragorn she paused suddenly and looked upon him, and her eyes were shining. And he looked down upon her fair face and smiled; but as he took the cup, his hand met hers, and he knew that she trembled at the touch.”

379. “As she stood before Aragorn she paused suddenly and looked upon him, and her eyes were shining. And he looked down upon her fair face and smiled; but as he took the cup, his hand met hers, and he knew that she trembled at the touch.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “And he smote the Balrog upon the mountainside.”

380. “And he smote the Balrog upon the mountainside.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “Their horses were of great stature, strong and clean-limbed; their gray coats glistened, their long tails flowed in the wind, their manes were braided on their proud necks.”

381. “Their horses were of great stature, strong and clean-limbed; their gray coats glistened, their long tails flowed in the wind, their manes were braided on their proud necks.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “There is little or no magic about them, except the ordinary everyday sort which helps them to disappear quietly and quickly when large stupid folk like you and me come blundering along, making a noise like elephants which they can hear a mile off.”

382. “There is little or no magic about them, except the ordinary everyday sort which helps them to disappear quietly and quickly when large stupid folk like you and me come blundering along, making a noise like elephants which they can hear a mile off.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “I fear that in my eagerness to persuade you, I lost patience. And indeed I regret it.”

383. “I fear that in my eagerness to persuade you, I lost patience. And indeed I regret it.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “And there was Frodo, pale and worn, and yet himself again; and in his eyes there was peace now, neither strain of will, nor madness, nor any fear. His burden was taken away.”

384. “And there was Frodo, pale and worn, and yet himself again; and in his eyes there was peace now, neither strain of will, nor madness, nor any fear. His burden was taken away.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “Hail the victorious dead!”

385. “Hail the victorious dead!”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “Few there were who could change his courses by counsel. None by force.”

386. “Few there were who could change his courses by counsel. None by force.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “It was dark and dim all day. From the sunless dawn until evening the heavy shadow had deepened, and all hearts in the City were oppressed. Far above a great cloud streamed slowly westward from the Black Land, devouring light, borne upon a wind of war; but below the air was still and breathless, as if all the Vale of Anduin waited for the onset of a ruinous storm.”

387. “It was dark and dim all day. From the sunless dawn until evening the heavy shadow had deepened, and all hearts in the City were oppressed. Far above a great cloud streamed slowly westward from the Black Land, devouring light, borne upon a wind of war; but below the air was still and breathless, as if all the Vale of Anduin waited for the onset of a ruinous storm.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “If simple folk are free from care and fear, simple they will be, and we must be secret to keep them so.”

388. “If simple folk are free from care and fear, simple they will be, and we must be secret to keep them so.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “Where iss it, where iss it: my Precious, my Precious? It’s ours, it is, and we wants it.”

389. “Where iss it, where iss it: my Precious, my Precious? It’s ours, it is, and we wants it.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “I’m going on an adventure.”

390. “I’m going on an adventure.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “Travellers scowl at us, and countrymen give us scornful names. ‘Strider’ I am to one fat man who lives within a day’s march of foes that would freeze his heart, or lay his little town in ruin, if he were not guarded ceaselessly. Yet we would not have it otherwise. If simple folk are free from care and fear, simple they will be, and we must be secret to keep them so.”

391. “Travellers scowl at us, and countrymen give us scornful names. ‘Strider’ I am to one fat man who lives within a day’s march of foes that would freeze his heart, or lay his little town in ruin, if he were not guarded ceaselessly. Yet we would not have it otherwise. If simple folk are free from care and fear, simple they will be, and we must be secret to keep them so.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “Memory is not what the heart desires. That is only a mirror, be it clear as Kheled-zaram. Or so says the heart of Gimli the Dwarf.”

392. “Memory is not what the heart desires. That is only a mirror, be it clear as Kheled-zaram. Or so says the heart of Gimli the Dwarf.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “Frodo was now safe in the Last Homely House east of the Sea. That house was, as Bilbo had long ago reported, ‘a perfect house, whether you like food or sleep, or story-telling or singing, or just sitting and thinking best, or a pleasant mixture of them all.’ Merely to be there was a cure for weariness, fear and sadness.”

393. “Frodo was now safe in the Last Homely House east of the Sea. That house was, as Bilbo had long ago reported, ‘a perfect house, whether you like food or sleep, or story-telling or singing, or just sitting and thinking best, or a pleasant mixture of them all.’ Merely to be there was a cure for weariness, fear and sadness.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees Up, up it goes, And yet never grows? A mountain.”

394. “What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees Up, up it goes, And yet never grows? A mountain.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “At last the time came for him to say good-bye to his friends. “Farewell, Balin!” he said; “and farewell, Dwalin; and farewell Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur! May your beards never grow thin!” And turning towards the Mountain he added: “Farewell Thorin Oakenshield! And Fili and Kili! May your memory never fade!”

395. “At last the time came for him to say good-bye to his friends. “Farewell, Balin!” he said; “and farewell, Dwalin; and farewell Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur! May your beards never grow thin!” And turning towards the Mountain he added: “Farewell Thorin Oakenshield! And Fili and Kili! May your memory never fade!”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “Shall we mourn here deedless forever a shadow-folk mist-haunting dropping vain tears in the thankless sea.”

396. “Shall we mourn here deedless forever a shadow-folk mist-haunting dropping vain tears in the thankless sea.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “Sleep! I feel the need of it, as never I thought any dwarf could, riding is tiring work. Yet my axe is restless in my hand. Give me a row of orc-necks and room to swing and all weariness will fall from me!”

397. “Sleep! I feel the need of it, as never I thought any dwarf could, riding is tiring work. Yet my axe is restless in my hand. Give me a row of orc-necks and room to swing and all weariness will fall from me!”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “For he was a gentle heart and a great king and kept his oaths; and he rose out of the shadows to a last fair morning.”

398. “For he was a gentle heart and a great king and kept his oaths; and he rose out of the shadows to a last fair morning.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “For behold! the storm comes, and now all friends should gather together, lest each singly be destroyed.”

399. “For behold! the storm comes, and now all friends should gather together, lest each singly be destroyed.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien Quote: “Green are the leaves I leave in Mirkwood.”

400. “Green are the leaves I leave in Mirkwood.”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

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