I shall claim full amends for every fall and stubbed toe, if you do not lead us well. J. R. R. Tolkien More Quotes by J. R. R. Tolkien More Quotes From J. R. R. Tolkien We are truth-speakers, we men of Gondor. We boast seldom, and then perform, or die in the attempt. "Not if I found it on the highway would I take it," I said. Even if I were such a man as to desire this thing, and even though I knew not clearly what this thing was when I spoke, still I should take those words as a vow, and be held by them. J. R. R. Tolkien gondor desire men Arise now, arise, Riders of Théoden! Dire deeds awake, dark is it eastward. Let horse be bridled, horn be sounded! Forth Eorlingas! J. R. R. Tolkien horse deeds dark I'll get there, if I leave everything but my bones behind," said Sam. "And I'll carry Mr. Frodo up myself, if it breaks my back and heart. J. R. R. Tolkien frodo bones heart Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo, a star shines on the hour of our meeting. J. R. R. Tolkien shine-on stars shining The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. J. R. R. Tolkien mind adventure people There is little or no magic about them, except the ordinary everyday sort which helps them to disappear quietly and quickly when large stupid folk like you and me come blundering along, making a noise like elephants which they can hear a mile off. J. R. R. Tolkien magic elephants stupid We are plain quiet folk, and I have no use for adventures. Nasty, disturbing, and uncomfortable things. J. R. R. Tolkien nasty use adventure There was Eru, the One, who in Arda is called Ilúvatar; and he made first the Ainur, the Holy Ones, that were the offspring of his thought, and they were with him before aught else was made. J. R. R. Tolkien holy made firsts That's what I meant,' said Pippin. 'We hobbits ought to stick together, and we will. I shall go, unless they chain me up. There must be someone with intelligence in the party. J. R. R. Tolkien party sticks together Shadowfax tossed his head and cried aloud, as if a trumpet had summoned him to battle. Then he sprang forward. Fire flew from his feet; night rushed over him. As he fell slowly into sleep, Pippin had a strange feeling: he and Gandalf were still as stone, seated upon the statue of a running horse, while the world rolled away beneath his feet with a great noise of wind. J. R. R. Tolkien horse sleep running Indeed you did your best...I hope that it may be long before you find yourself in such a tight corner again between two such terrible old men. ~ Gandalf to Pippin J. R. R. Tolkien men two long And amid all the splendours of the World, its vast halls and spaces, and its wheeling fires, Ilúvatar chose a place for their habitation in the Deeps of Time and in the midst of the innumerable stars. J. R. R. Tolkien space stars fire My Precious, my Precious. J. R. R. Tolkien And thou, Melkor, shalt see that no theme may be played that hath not its uttermost source in me, nor can any alter the music in my despite. For he that attempteth this shall prove but mine instrument in the devising of things more wonderful, which he himself hath not imagined. J. R. R. Tolkien source wonderful may Yes, I am white now,' said Gandalf. 'Indeed I am Saruman, one might almost say, Saruman as he should have been. J. R. R. Tolkien should-have white might Your talk of sniffling riders with invisible noses has unsettled me. J. R. R. Tolkien riders invisible noses The whole thing is quite hopeless, so it's no good worrying about tomorrow. It probably won't come. J. R. R. Tolkien hopeless tomorrow worry The Dark Lord has Nine. But we have One, mightier than they: the White Rider. He has passed through the fire and the abyss, and they shall fear him. We will go where he leads. J. R. R. Tolkien fire white dark The treacherous are ever distrustful. J. R. R. Tolkien treacherous Then Frodo came forward and took the crown from Faramir and bore it to Gandalf; and Aragorn knelt, and Gandalf set the White Crown upon his head and said: Now come the days of the King, and may they be blessed while the thrones of the Valar endure! J. R. R. Tolkien kings blessed white
