Courage is found in unlikely places. Read Summary
Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate. Read Summary
Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. Read Summary
You have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have. Read Summary
Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. Read Summary
The proper study of Man is anything but Man; and the most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity. Read Summary
A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds. Read Summary
It may be the part of a friend to rebuke a friend's folly. Read Summary
Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes. Read Summary
'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.' Read Summary
If you really want to know what Middle-earth is based on, it's my wonder and delight in the earth as it is, particularly the natural earth. Read Summary
Not all those who wander are lost. Read Summary
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. Read Summary
Hobbits are an unobtrusive but very ancient people, more numerous formerly than they are today; for they love peace and quiet and good tilled earth: a well-ordered and well-farmed countryside was their favourite haunt. Read Summary
Short cuts make long delays. Read Summary
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. Read Summary
A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid. Read Summary
It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him. Read Summary
They say it is the first step that costs the effort. I do not find it so. I am sure I could write unlimited 'first chapters'. I have indeed written many. Read Summary
I should like to save the Shire, if I could - though there have been times when I thought the inhabitants too stupid and dull for words, and have felt that an earthquake or an invasion of dragons might be good for them. Read Summary