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.

 

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. J. R. R.

The Hobbits are just rustic English people, made small in size because it reflects the generally small reach of their imagination. J. R. R.

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.

All that is gold does not glitter; not all those that wander are lost. J. R. R.

 

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.

 

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

I like half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve!

Hope is not victory.

For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty forever beyond its reach.