J. R. R. Tolkien - The Two Towers

The world changes, and all that once was strong now proves unsure.
J. R. R. Tolkien
Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
J. R. R. Tolkien - The Fellowship of the Ring, 1954, chapter 2
One Ring to rule them all,
One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all
and in the darkness bind them.
J. R. R. Tolkien - Gandalf on Saruman, The Two Towers
The treacherous are ever distrustful.
J. R. R. Tolkien - Mandos, The Silmarillion, Of the Flight of the Noldor
Their Oath shall drive them, and yet betray them, and ever snatch away the very treasures that they have sworn to pursue.
J. R. R. Tolkien
Few can foresee whither their road will lead them, till they come to its end.
J. R. R. Tolkien - The Fellowship of the Ring, spoken by Boromir
For though I do not ask for aid, we need it.
J. R. R. Tolkien
Little by little, one travels far.
J. R. R. Tolkien - The Fellowship of the Ring
Courage is found in unlikely places.
J. R. R. Tolkien
I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence.
J. R. R. Tolkien - The Fellowship of the Ring
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
J. R. R. Tolkien
Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.
J. R. R. Tolkien
The Hobbits are just rustic English people, made small in size because it reflects the generally small reach of their imagination.
J. R. R. Tolkien - The Return of the King
I have no help to send, therefore I must go myself.
J. R. R. Tolkien
Some who have read the book, or at any rate have reviewed it, have found it boring, absurd, or contemptible, and I have no cause to complain, since I have similar opinions of their works...
J. R. R. Tolkien - The Fellowship of the Ring, 1954
All that is gold does not glitter; not all those that wander are lost.
J. R. R. Tolkien - Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise.
J. R. R. Tolkien
The world has changed.
I see it in the water.
I feel it in the Earth.
I smell it in the air.
Much that once was is lost,
For none now live who remember it.
J. R. R. Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
All that we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
J. R. R. Tolkien - The Hobbit
What do you mean? Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good on this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?
J. R. R. Tolkien - Spoken by Aragorn
The deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised.
J. R. R. Tolkien - Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The board is set, the pieces are moving. We come to it at last...
The great battle of our time.
J. R. R. Tolkien
...for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.
J. R. R. Tolkien - Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Valour needs first strength, then a weapon.
J. R. R. Tolkien - Spoken by Faramir
I love you. I used to pity your sorrow. But now, were you sorrowless, without fear or any lack, still i would love you.
J. R. R. Tolkien - The Lord Of the Rings, Book Four, Chapter One
Many that live deserve death. And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then be not too eager to deal out death in the name of justice, fearing for your own safety. Even the wise cannot see all ends.
J. R. R. Tolkien
There I lay staring upward, while the stars wheeled over... Faint to my ears came the gathered rumour of all lands: the springing and the dying, the song and the weeping, and the slow everlasting groan of overburdened stone.
J. R. R. Tolkien - The Hobbit
His house was perfect, whether you liked food, or sleep, or work, or story-telling, or singing, or just sitting and thinking, best, or a pleasant mixture of them all.
J. R. R. Tolkien - The Fellowship of the Ring, spoken by Elrond
He should not vow to walk in the dark, who has not seen the nightfall.
J. R. R. Tolkien
Still round the corner there may wait,
A new road or a secret gate.
J. R. R. Tolkien
With hope or without hope we will follow the trail of our enemies. And woe to them, if we prove the swifter!
J. R. R. Tolkien
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
J. R. R. Tolkien - Letter to Michael Tolkien, March 1941
Nearly all marriages, even happy ones, are mistakes: in the sense that almost certainly (in a more perfect world, or even with a little more care in this very imperfect one) both partners might be found more suitable mates. But the real soul-mate is the one you are actually married to.

- J. R. R. Tolkien - The Two Towers