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
language languages life wants wish
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.
bloom days east forgotten green herself laid last leaves life men rest spring until utterly
There at last when the mallorn leaves were falling, but spring had not yet come, she laid herself to rest upon Cerin Amroth; and there is her green grave, until the world is changed, and all the days of her life are utterly forgotten by men that come after, and elanor and niphredil bloom no more east of the Sea.
life art enemy
It is perilous to study too deeply the arts of the Enemy, for good or for ill.
life nature world
The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot for ever fence it out.
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.'
life wise hope
Many are the strange chances of the world,' said Mithrandir, 'and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.
real son life-or-death
But I am the real Strider, fortunately. I am Aragorn son of Arathorn; and if by life or death I can save you, I will.
life men doubt
In doubt a man of worth will trust to his own wisdom.
lifetime figures cult
To be a cult figure in one's own lifetime is most unpleasant.
men life-and-time stills
There are other men, and other lives, and time still to be.
inspirational life travel
May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.
life wisdom dragons
Never laugh at live dragons.
life wisdom anger
Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
life experience looks
There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.