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
life false-hope dangerous
False hopes are more dangerous than fears.
book earth-day maps
The world is not in your books and maps, it's out there.
death wise giving
Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
hurt taken heart
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.
wise fellowship death-penalty
For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
inspirational life wise
Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.
inspirational life inspiring
A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.
want great-hobbit ifs
There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something.
inspirational life wisdom
Little by little, one travels far
lying toil may
But he that sows lies in the end shall not lack of a harvest, and soon he may rest from toil indeed, while others reap and sow in his stead.
fall hair may
May the hair on your toes never fall out!
faith inspiration light
No half-heartedness and no worldly fear must turn us aside from following the light unflinchingly.
books-and-movies errands fellowship
The road goes ever on and on
adventure
You aren't nearly through this adventure yet.