All J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
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.
J. R. R. Tolkien
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I am told that I talk in shorthand and then smudge it.
J. R. R. Tolkien
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Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate.
J. R. R. Tolkien
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Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.
J. R. R. Tolkien
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It's the job that's never started takes longest to finish.
J. R. R. Tolkien
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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.
J. R. R. Tolkien
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It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.
J. R. R. Tolkien
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If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
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Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
J. R. R. Tolkien
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Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no.
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A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid.
J. R. R. Tolkien
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