Quotes By J. R. R. Tolkien

It's the job that's never started takes longest to finish.

Not all who wander are lost.

Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.

I am told that I talk in shorthand and then smudge it.

I wish life was not so short, he thought. languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.

I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.

Courage is found in unlikely places.

Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no.

It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.

Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate.

A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid.