Memory is not what the heart desires. That is only a mirror, be it clear as Kheled-zaram. Or so says the heart of Gimli the Dwarf. J. R. R. Tolkien More Quotes by J. R. R. Tolkien More Quotes From J. R. R. Tolkien I must indeed abide the Doom of Men whether I will or nill: the loss and the silence. But I say to you, King of the Numenoreans, not till now have I understood the tale of your people and their fall. As wicked fools I scorned them, but I pity them at last. For if this is indeed, as the Elves say, the gift of the One to Men, it is bitter to receive. J. R. R. Tolkien kingslossfall The Nazgul they were; the Ringwraiths, the Enemy's most terribly servants; darkness went with them and they cried with the voices of death. J. R. R. Tolkien voicedarknessenemy After all, I believe that legends and myths are largely made of 'truth'. J. R. R. Tolkien legendsmadebelieve Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars. J. R. R. Tolkien brightest-starstarsmoon Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament....There you will find romance, glory, honor, fidelity, and the true way of all your loves upon earth, and more than that: death: by the divine paradox, that which ends life, and demands the surrender of all, and yet by the taste (or foretaste) of which alone can what you seek in your earthly relationships (love, faithfulness, joy) be maintained, or take on that complexion of reality, of eternal endurance, that every man's heart desires J. R. R. Tolkien blessedheartmen Where did you go to, if I may ask?' said Thorin to Gandalf as they rode along. To look ahead,' said he. And what brought you back in the nick of time?' Looking behind,' said he. J. R. R. Tolkien saidmaylooks Many folk like to know beforehand what is to be set on the table; but those who have laboured to prepare the feast like to keep their secret; for wonder makes the words of praise louder. J. R. R. Tolkien tablessecretwonder You renounce your friendship even in the hour of our need ' he said. 'Yet you were glad indeed to receive our aid when you came at last to these shores fainthearted loiterers and well-nigh emptyhanded. In huts on the beaches would you be dwelling still had not the Noldor carved out your haven and toiled upon your walls. J. R. R. Tolkien walldwellingbeach Kings built tombs more splendid than the houses of the living and counted the names of their descent dearer than the names of their sons. Childless lords sat in aged halls musing on heraldry or in high cold towers asking questions of the stars. And so the kingdom of Gondor sank into ruin, the line of kings failed, the white tree withered and the rule of Gondor was given over to lesser men. J. R. R. Tolkien starskingsson We set out to save the Shire, Sam and it has been saved - but not for me. J. R. R. Tolkien frodomiddle-earthsuccess The Hobbits are just rustic English people, made small in size because it reflects the generally small reach of their imagination - not the small reach of their courage or latent power. J. R. R. Tolkien sizeimaginationpeople I had a mind to make a body of more or less connected legend, ranging from the large and cosmogonic, to the level of romantic fairy-story - the larger founded on the lesser in contact with the earth, the lesser drawing splendour from the vast backcloths - which I could dedicate simply to: to England; to my country. ... I would draw some of the great tales in fullness, and leave many only placed in the scheme, and sketched. The cycles should be linked to a majestic whole, and yet leave scope for other minds and hands, wielding paint and music and drama. J. R. R. Tolkien dramacountryhands A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. J. R. R. Tolkien towersshiningnew-day You have nice manners for a thief and a liar," said the dragon. J. R. R. Tolkien dragonsniceliars I have an unsatisfied desire to shoot well with a bow. J. R. R. Tolkien bowswellsdesire If by my life or death I can protect you, I will. J. R. R. Tolkien gimlilord-of-the-ringfellowship One has personally to come under the shadow of war to feel fully its oppression; but as the years go by it seems now often forgotten that to be caught in youth by 1914 was no less hideous an experience than to be involved in 1939 and the following years. By 1918 all but one of my close friends were dead. J. R. R. Tolkien shadowwaryears My armor is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death! J. R. R. Tolkien teetharmorwings He was tall as a young tree, lithe, immensely strong, able swiftly to draw a great war-bow and shoot down a Nazgûl, endowed with the tremendous vitality of Elvish bodies, so hard and resistant to hurt that he went only in light shoes over rock or through snow, the most tireless of all the Fellowship. J. R. R. Tolkien stronghurtwar American English is essentially English after having been wiped off with a dirty sponge. J. R. R. Tolkien american-englishspongesdirty
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