The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot forever fence it out. J. R. R. Tolkien fenceforeverwide Change image and share on social
Courage is found in unlikely places. J. R. R. Tolkien couragefindplace Change image and share on social
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. J. R. R. Tolkien ancientcountrysideearth share on social
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. J. R. R. Tolkien decidetime Change image and share on social
The original 'Hobbit' was never intended to have a sequel - Bilbo 'remained very happy to the end of his days and those were extraordinarily long': a sentence I find an almost insuperable obstacle to a satisfactory link. J. R. R. Tolkien bilbodayend share on social
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. J. R. R. Tolkien cheerfoodgold Change image and share on social
A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds. J. R. R. Tolkien fairylandsafeuntrue Change image and share on social
Myth and fairy-story must, as all art, reflect and contain in solution elements of moral and religious truth (or error), but not explicit, not in the known form of the primary 'real' world. J. R. R. Tolkien artelementerror Change image and share on social
'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 languagelifeshort Change image and share on social
