J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE, FRSL, known by his pen name J. R. R. Tolkien, was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high-fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth3 January 1892
language languages life wants wish
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.
bloom days east forgotten green herself laid last leaves life men rest spring until utterly
There at last when the mallorn leaves were falling, but spring had not yet come, she laid herself to rest upon Cerin Amroth; and there is her green grave, until the world is changed, and all the days of her life are utterly forgotten by men that come after, and elanor and niphredil bloom no more east of the Sea.
death life
In life there can be no victor, for death comes to all and smites them.
life book beer
'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.'
real son life-or-death
But I am the real Strider, fortunately. I am Aragorn son of Arathorn; and if by life or death I can save you, I will.
lifetime figures cult
To be a cult figure in one's own lifetime is most unpleasant.
inspirational life travel
May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.
life wisdom dragons
Never laugh at live dragons.
life experience looks
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.
life silmarillion
All have their worth and each contributes to the worth of the others.
inspirational life jobs
It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.
inspirational life wise
Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for the wise to know.
life wise wisdom
It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.
inspirational life faith
Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.