J.r.r. Tolkien, The Fellowship Of The Ring

Quotes

• “Have you thought of an ending?""Yes, several, and all are dark and unpleasant.""Oh, that won't do! Books ought to have g...”
• “All that is gold does not glitter,Not all those who wander are lost;The old that is strong does not wither,Deep roots ar...”
• “The Road goes ever on and onDown from the door where it began.Now far ahead the Road has gone,And I must follow, if I ca...”
• “I wish it need not have happened in my time,"said Frodo."So do I,"said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such time...”
• “Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? T...”
• “The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and thoug...”
• “It is wisdom to recognize necessity when all other courses have been weighed, though as folly it may appear to those who...”
• “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.”
• “It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.”
• “He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.”
• “May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.”
• “The world was fair, the mountains tallIn Elder Days before the fall...”
• “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
• “I will take the Ring", he said, "though I do not know the way.”
• “Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.”
• “Not all those who wander are lost.”