J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE, FRSL, known by his pen name J. R. R. Tolkien, was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high-fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth3 January 1892
blessed catholic earth
I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament...
fall practice grace
Criticism - however valid or intellectually engaging - tends to get in the way of a writer who has anything personal to say. A tightrope walker may require practice, but if he starts a theory of equilibrium he will lose grace (and probably fall off).
stars farewell men
Farewell, and may the blessing of Elves and Men and all Free Folk go with you. May the stars shine upon your faces!
god believe purpose
If you do not believe in a personal God, the question: 'What is the purpose of life?' is unaskable and unanswerable.
dark light may
May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.
gold grew
I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew.
summer dream lying
When Summer lies upon the world, and in a noon of gold, Beneath the roof of sleeping leaves the dreams of trees unfold; When woodland halls are green and cool, and wind is in the West, Come back to me! Come back to me, and say my land is best!
cutting long delay
Short cuts make long delays.
dark towers may
There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark.
stars moon brightest-star
Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.
heart faithful may
Faithful heart may have froward tongue.
beach wall dwelling
You renounce your friendship even in the hour of our need ' he said. 'Yet you were glad indeed to receive our aid when you came at last to these shores fainthearted loiterers and well-nigh emptyhanded. In huts on the beaches would you be dwelling still had not the Noldor carved out your haven and toiled upon your walls.
secret tables wonder
Many folk like to know beforehand what is to be set on the table; but those who have laboured to prepare the feast like to keep their secret; for wonder makes the words of praise louder." - Gandalf
real tunnels waiting
It was at this point that Bilbo stopped. Going on from there was the bravest thing he ever did. The tremendous things that happened afterward were as nothing compared to it. He fought the real battle in the tunnel alone, before he ever saw the vast danger that lay in wait.