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J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
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Famous J. R. R. Tolkien Quotations
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE (pronounced /etelkien/) (3 January 1892 - 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the high fantasy classic works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
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- '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.' J. R. R. Tolkien »
- All that is gold does not glitter not all those that wander are lost. J. R. R. Tolkien »
- Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. J. R. R. Tolkien »
- Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. J. R. R. Tolkien »
- His house was perfect, whether you liked food, or sleep, or work, or story-telling, or singing, or just sitting and thinking, best, or a pleasant mixture of them all. J. R. R. Tolkien »
- I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence. J. R. R. Tolkien »
- I don't know half of you half as well as I should like and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. J. R. R. Tolkien »
- If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. J. R. R. Tolkien »
- It's a dangerous business going out your front door. J. R. R. Tolkien »
- It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish. J. R. R. Tolkien »
- Little by little, one travels far. J. R. R. Tolkien »
- Many that live deserve death. And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them Then be not too eager to deal out death in the name of justice, fearing for your own safety. Even the wise cannot see all ends. J. R. R. Tolkien »
- Nearly all marriages, even happy ones, are mistakes in the sense that almost certainly (in a more perfect world, or even with a little more care in this very imperfect one) both partners might be found more suitable mates. But the real soul-mate is the one you are actually married to. J. R. R. Tolkien »
- Not all who wander are lost. J. R. R. Tolkien »
- One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. J. R. R. Tolkien »
- The Hobbits are just rustic English people, made small in size because it reflects the generally small reach of their imagination. J. R. R. Tolkien »
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