Let go! Gollum,' he said. 'This is Sting. You have seen it before once upon a time. Let go, or you'll feel it this time! I'll cut your throat
— J.R.R. Tolkien
I have more need of thought than of sleep.
— J.R.R. Tolkien
Dagorath was a word in Sindarin, the Elvish language J. R. R. Tolkien had created for The Lord of the Rings.
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Then holding the star aloft and the bright sword advanced, Frodo, hobbit of the Shire, walked steadily down to meet the eyes.
— J.R.R. Tolkien
Elrond was in his chair and the fire was on his face like summer-light upon the trees.
— J.R.R. Tolkien
The road goes ever on and on
— J.R.R. Tolkien
Is everything sad going to come untrue?
— J.R.R. Tolkien
The forest is queer. Everything in it is very much more alive, more aware of what is going on.
— J.R.R. Tolkien
I don't keep water in my pockets."-Frodo Baggins — J.R.R. Tolkien
His love for Frodo rose above all other thoughts, and forgetting his peril he cried aloud: 'I'm coming Mr. Frodo!
— J.R.R. Tolkien
Curse us and crush us, my precious is lost!
— J.R.R. Tolkien
I see that you are an elf-friend; the light in your eyes and the ring in your voice tells it.
— J.R.R. Tolkien
His hair was dark as the shadows of twilight.
— J.R.R. Tolkien
A light like the glint of water on dewy grass flashed from under her feet as she danced.
— J.R.R. Tolkien
Let him go, you filth! Let him go! You will not touch him again!
— J.R.R. Tolkien
Go in peace! I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil. - Gandalf the Grey, The Return of the King
— J.R.R. Tolkien
He drew a deep breath. 'Well, I'm back,' he said.
— J.R.R. Tolkien
Elves are wondrous fair to look upon. — J.R.R. Tolkien
Farewell!' he said to Gandalf. 'I go to find the Sun! — J.R.R. Tolkien
The trees and the grasses and all things growing or living in the land belong each ro themselves. — J.R.R. Tolkien
Sleepiness seemed to be creeping out of the ground and up their legs, and falling softly out of the air upon theirheads and eyes. — J.R.R. Tolkien
Speak, or I will put a dint in your hat that even a wizard will find hard to deal with! — J.R.R. Tolkien
We plunged into the deep water and all was dark. Cold it was as the tide of death: almost it froze my heart. — J.R.R. Tolkien
And no one was ill, and everyone was pleased, except those who had to mow the grass. — J.R.R. Tolkien
There is darkness there that never sleeps. — J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision. — J.R.R. Tolkien
A few melancholy birds were pipping and wailing, until the round red sun sank slowly into the western shadows; then an empty silence fell — J.R.R. Tolkien
That's done it! Now I've rung the front-door bell! — J.R.R. Tolkien
Hammer and tongs! I am so torn between rage and joy, that if I do not burst, it will be a marvel! — J.R.R. Tolkien
Is there no escape then?' said Frodo, looking around wildly. 'If I move I shall be seen and hunted! If I stay, I shall draw them to me! — J.R.R. Tolkien
Don't you let go. Don't let go. Reach! — J.R.R. Tolkien
And then her heart changed, or at least she understood it; and the winter passed, and the sun shone upon her. — J.R.R. Tolkien
Frodo: If you ask it of me, I will give you the One Ring. — J.R.R. Tolkien
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. — J.R.R. Tolkien
You cannot pass! — J.R.R. Tolkien
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.- Gandalf the Grey, The Fellowship of the Ring — J.R.R. Tolkien
It is mine to give to whom I will, like my heart. — J.R.R. Tolkien
However it may prove, one must tread the path that need chooses! — J.R.R. Tolkien
I think a servant of the enemy would look fairer and feel fouler. -Frodo Baggins — J.R.R. Tolkien
Come, Mr. Frodo!' he cried. 'I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you. — J.R.R. Tolkien
But good luck to you - today and every day! — J.R.R. Tolkien
Far, far below the deepest delvings of the dwarves, the world is gnawed by nameless things. — J.R.R. Tolkien
Even in ancient days they were, as a rule, shy of 'the Big Folk', as they call us, and now they avoid us with dismay and are becoming hard to find. — J.R.R. Tolkien
Evidently we look so much alike that your desire to make an incurable dent in my hat must be excused. — J.R.R. Tolkien
There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world. — J.R.R. Tolkien
For you do not yet know the strengths of your hearts, and you cannot foresee what each may meet on the road. — J.R.R. Tolkien
I am at home among trees. — J.R.R. Tolkien
Your talk of sniffling riders with invisible noses has unsettled me. — J.R.R. Tolkien
It is mine, I tell you. My own. My precious. Yes, my precious. — J.R.R. Tolkien
Not all those who wonder are lost. — J.R.R. Tolkien
I gave you the chance of aiding me willingly, but you have elected the way of pain. -Saruman — J.R.R. Tolkien
Hail the victorious dead! — J.R.R. Tolkien
I fear I am beyond your comprehension. - Gandalf the White — J.R.R. Tolkien
Wonderful folk, Elves, sir! Wonderful!' 'They are,' said Frodo. 'Do you like them still, now you have had a closer view? — J.R.R. Tolkien
In the spring when the wind is in the new leaves the echo of her voice may still be heard by the fall that bear her name. — J.R.R. Tolkien
His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom. — J.R.R. Tolkien
Legolas was standing, gazing northwards into the darkness, thoughtful and silent as a young tree in a windless night. — J.R.R. Tolkien
I want to be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren. — J.R.R. Tolkien
You are wise and fearless and fair, Lady Galadriel,' said Frodo. 'I will give you the One Ring, if you ask for it. It is too great a matter for me — J.R.R. Tolkien
And what do you wish?' he said at last.'That what should be shall be,' she answered. — J.R.R. Tolkien
All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost. — J.R.R. Tolkien
I wonder,' said Frodo. 'It's my doom, I think, to go to that Shadow yonder, so that a way will be found. But will good or evil show it to me? — J.R.R. Tolkien
Not all that have fallen are vanquished. — J.R.R. Tolkien
The ring! exclaimed Frodo. 'Has he left me that? I wonder why. Still, it may be useful. — J.R.R. Tolkien
Lilly-flowers nodded their half-opened heads in the grass. — J.R.R. Tolkien
We cannot achieve victory by arms, but by arms we can give the Ring-bearer his only chance, frail though it be. — J.R.R. Tolkien
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. — J.R.R. Tolkien
But in the end it is only a passing thing ... this shadow. Even darkness must pass. - Samwise Gamgee, The Two Towers — J.R.R. Tolkien
I hear nothing but the night-speech of plant and stone. — J.R.R. Tolkien
It's the deep breath before the plunge. — J.R.R. Tolkien
It is no bad thing celebrating a simple life. — J.R.R. Tolkien
Rally to me! To me! — J.R.R. Tolkien
