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Letter "J" » J.R.R. Tolkien Quotes
«Few can foresee whither their road will lead them, till they come to its end.»
«God is the God of men...and of elves.»
«The wise speak only of what they know, Grima son of Galmod. A witless worm have you become. Therefore be silent, and keep your forked tongue behind your teeth. I have not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a serving-man till th»
«For she is a fair maiden, fairest lady of a house of queens. And yet I know not how I should speak of her. When I first looked on her and perceived her unhappiness, it seemed to me that I saw a white flower standing straight and proud, shapely as a lily, and yet knew that it was hard, as if wrought by elf-wrights out of steel. Or was it, maybe, a frost that had turned its sap to ice, and so it stood, bitter-sweet, still fair to see, but stricken, soon to fall and die?»
«Then let us start as soon as it is light tomorrow, if we can. The wolf that one hears is worse than the orc that one fears.»
«Don't you know my name yet? That's the only answer. Tell me, who are you alone, yourself and nameless? But you are young and I am old. Eldest, that's what I am. Mark my words, my friends: Tom was here before the river and the trees; Tom remembers the first raindrop and the first acorn. He made paths before the Big People, and saw the little People arriving. He was here before the Kings and the graves and the Barrow-wights. When the Elves passed westward, Tom was here already, before the seas were bent. He knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.»
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
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«There is only one Lord of the Ring, only one who can bend it to his will. And he does not share power.»
«It is a dangerous business going out your front door.»
«Advice is a dangerous gift, even to the wise from the wise, and all courses may run ill.»
«In life there can be no victor, for death comes to all and smites them.»
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