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J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

J. R. R. Tolkien quotes about life

English Novelist, Writer, Poet January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973

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It cannot be seen, cannot be felt, Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt, It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills, It comes first and follows after, Ends life, kills laughter. J. R. R. Tolkien
Haldir had gone on and was now climbing to the high flet. As Frodo prepared to follow him, he laid his hand upon the tree beside the ladder: never before had he been so suddenly and so keenly aware of the feel and texture of a tree's skin and of the life within it. He felt a delight in wood and the touch of it, neither as forester nor as carpenter; it was the delight of the living tree itself. J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien quote: "Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life."
Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien quote: "his old life lay behind in the mists, dark adventure lay in..."
...his old life lay behind in the mists, dark adventure lay in front. J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien quote: "Where there's life there's hope, and need of vittles."
Where there's life there's hope, and need of vittles. J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien quote: "True courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but..."
True courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one. J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien quote: "I will not walk backward in life."
I will not walk backward in life. J. R. R. Tolkien

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