I have no help to send, therefore I must go myself. J. R. R. Tolkien More Quotes by J. R. R. Tolkien More Quotes From J. R. R. Tolkien That was the most awkward Wednesday he ever remembered. J. R. R. Tolkien remembered wednesday awkward Never laugh at live dragons, Bilbo you fool!" he said to himself, and it became a favourite saying of his later, and passed into a proverb. "You aren't nearly through this adventure yet," he added, and that was pretty true as well. J. R. R. Tolkien dragons adventure laughing After some time he felt for his pipe. It was not broken, and that was something. Then he felt for his pouch, and there was some tobacco in it, and that was something more. Then he felt for matches and he could not find any at all, and that shattered his hopes completely. J. R. R. Tolkien pipe shattered broken Saruman," I said, standing away from him, "only one hand at a time can weild the One, and you know that well, so do not trouble to say we! J. R. R. Tolkien trouble said hands I have talked quite long enough about my own follies. The thing is to finish the thing as devised and then let it be judged. But forgive me! It is written in my life-blood, such as that is, thick or thin; and I can no other. J. R. R. Tolkien thick written blood Journey’s end In western lands beneath the Sun The flowers may rise in Spring, The trees may bud, the waters run, The merry finches sing. Or there maybe 'tis cloudless night, And swaying branches bear The Elven-stars as jewels white Amid their branching hair. Though here at journey's end I lie In darkness buried deep, Beyond all towers strong and high, Beyond all mountains steep, Above all shadows rides the Sun And Stars for ever dwell: I will not say the Day is done, Nor bid the Stars farewell.J. J. R. R. Tolkien stars strong running If you're referring to the incident with the dragon, I was barely involved. All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of the door. J. R. R. Tolkien uncles dragons doors And still Meriadoc the hobbit stood there blinking through his tears, and no one spoke to him, indeed none seemed to heed him. He brushed away the tears, and stooped to pick up the green shield that Eowyn had given him, and he slung it at his back. Then he looked for his sword that he had let fall; for even as he struck his blow his arm was numbed, and now he could only use his left hand. J. R. R. Tolkien blow hands fall In that hour of trial it was the love of his master that helped most to hold him firm; but also deep down in him lived still unconquered his plain hobbit-sense: he knew in the core of his heart that he was not large enough to bear such a burden, even if such visions were not a mere cheat to betray him. J. R. R. Tolkien vision trials heart You will notice already that Mr. Baggins was not quite so prosy as he liked to believe, also that he was very fond of flowers. J. R. R. Tolkien flower believe Hinder me? Thou fool. No living man may hinder me!" “But no living man am I! J. R. R. Tolkien fool may men it was easier to believe in the Dragon and less easy to believe in Thorin in these wild parts J. R. R. Tolkien dragons easy believe Time doesn't seem to pass here: it just is. J. R. R. Tolkien seems Now and again he spoke to those that served him and thanked them in their own language. They smiled at him and said laughing: 'Here is a jewel among hobbits! J. R. R. Tolkien language jewels laughing Ho! Ho! Ho! To the bottle I go To heal my heart and drown my woe Rain may fall, and wind may blow And many miles be still to go But under a tall tree will I lie And let the clouds go sailing by J. R. R. Tolkien drinking rain lying Fare well we call to hearth and hall Though wind may blow and rain may fall We must away ere break of day Over the wood and mountain tall To Rivendell where Elves yet dwell In glades beneath the misty fell Through moor and waste we ride in haste And wither then we cannot tell With foes ahead behind us dread Beneath the sky shall be our bed Until at last our toil be sped Our journey done, our errand sped We must away! We must away! We ride before the break of day! J. R. R. Tolkien blow rain fall Fire, fear, foes! Awake! J. R. R. Tolkien foe awake fire Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden! Fell deeds awake, fire and slaughter! spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered, a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor! J. R. R. Tolkien shields deeds fire Third time pays for all J. R. R. Tolkien third-time thirds pay If thou hadst thy will what wouldst thou reserve?" said Manwe. "Of all thy realm what dost thou hold dearest?" All have their worth," said Yavanna, "and each contributes to the worth of the others. But the kelvar can flee or defend themselves, whereas the olvar that grow cannot. And among these I hold trees dear. Long in the growing, swift shall they be in the felling, and unless they pay toll with fruit upon their bough little mourned in their passing. So I see in my thought, would that the trees might speak on behalf of all things that have roots, and punish those that wrong them! J. R. R. Tolkien roots tree long