23 Inspiring J.R.R. Tolkien Quotes That Make Our Hearts Surge
There's no writer quite like J.R.R. Tolkien, who is far and away one of the most influential authors of all time, laying the groundwork for so many fiction-fantasy novels to come. To this day, I possess an overwhelming appreciation for both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. In fact, I think I'll go home and watch a bunch of Tolkien movies tonight while wearing my boyfriend's Bilbo Baggins Snuggie (yep, I bought it for him). Sounds like the perfect evening to me!
In honor of one of the best book series ever to grace the earth, I've compiled a list of inspiring Tolkien quotes pulled from both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Today is a great day, my friends.
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"There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after." — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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"I want to be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren." — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
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"Real names tell you the story of the things they belong to." — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
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"His old life lay behind in the mists, dark adventure lay in front." — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
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"Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check. But that is not what I have found. I have found it is small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love." — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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"Death is just another path, one that we all must take." — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
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"Don't adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on the story." — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
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"All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost." — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
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"Courage will now be your best defense against the storm that is at hand — that and such hope as I bring." — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
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"Going on from there was the bravest thing he ever did. The tremendous things that happened afterwards were as nothing compared to it." — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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"'Just a plain hobbit you look,' said Bilbo. 'But there is more about you now than appears on the surface. Good luck to you!'" — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
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"He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom." — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
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"I'm glad to be with you, Samwise Gamgee . . . here at the end of all things." — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
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"A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid." — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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"'Go back?' he thought. 'No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!' So up he got, and trotted along with his little sword held in front of him and one hand feeling the wall, and his heart all of a patter and a pitter." — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
"Even the smallest person can change the course of the future." — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
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"It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing." —J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
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"May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks." — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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"Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars." — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
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"Who knows? Have patience. Go where you must go, and hope!" — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
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"The dark filled all the room, and the fire died down, and the shadows were lost, and still they played on." — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
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"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
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"Roads go ever ever on." — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit