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
way made return-of-the-king
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.
men desire pity
I wished to be loved by another,' [Éowyn] answered. 'But I desire no man's pity.
philosophy heart may
Fair speech may hide a foul heart.
land dragons cabbage
Elves and Dragons! Cabbages and potatoes are better for me and you. Don't go getting mixed up in the business of your betters, or you'll land in trouble too big for you. ~Hamfast Gamgee (the Gaffer)
lightning
Struck by lightning! Struck by lightning!
i-can
Don't go where I can't follow!
life book beer
'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.'
art two-towers deeper
Perilous to us all are the devices of an art deeper than we possess ourselves.
Aure entuluva! day shall come again!
suffering victory
No Victory Without Suffering
daughter sweet choices
For I am the daughter of Elrond. I shall not go with him when he departs to the Havens: for mine is the choice of Luthien, and as she so have I chosen, both the sweet and the bitter.
lying heart men
And Gandalf said: "This is your realm, and the heart of the greater realm that shall be. The Third Age of the world is ended, and the new age is begun; and it is your task to order its beginning and to preserve what must be preserved. For though much has been saved, much must now pass away; and the power of the Three Rings also is ended. And all the lands that you see, and those that lie round about them, shall be dwellings of Men. For the time comes of the Dominion of Men, and the Elder Kindred shall fade or depart.
danger courses
What course am I to take?" "Towards danger; but not too rashly, nor too straight.
force courses
Few there were who could change his courses by counsel. None by force.