Hobbit And Lotr Quotes & Sayings

Human stories are practically always about one thing, really, aren't they? Death. The inevitability of death ...
... (quoting an obituary) 'There is no such thing as a natural death. Nothing that ever happens to man is natural, since his presence calls the whole world into question. All men must die, but for every man his death is an accident, and even if he knows it he would sense to it an unjustifiable violation.' Well, you may agree with the words or not, but those are the key spring of The Lord Of The Rings — J.R.R. Tolkien

We are experiencing new problems every day and whatever we do adds to the richness of our cultural heritage as long as it has man as its centre — Steven Biko

Great teamwork, great results. — Lailah Gifty Akita

amazement, shading into dismay; a shallow horror sensation that cold springs of personal fear swiftly deepened. — Truman Capote

What is fashion? I don't know. — Mickey Drexler

Medicine is my life, but literature is my mistress, and mysteries and poetry are my drugs of choice. — John A. Vanek

I read my books to writing workshops and friends, and I'm often focussed just on keeping them entertained. I never think about marketing at all. — Karen Joy Fowler

His ordeal has stripped away every bit of himself and leaves him feeling completely exposed to his Enemy. He has no way to know when the next full-scale attack will come, only that it will and that he cannot hide or protect himself from it.
Yet even in Frodo's darkness, with the fiery Ring as the only illumination he senses, there is still deep union between him and God. Evil continually forces its way into the hobbit's soul, but God is already there to strengthen him in his struggle to keep the demonic power from overwhelming him completely. As Frodo burns upon the kindled wheel, he becomes a candle set alight by both Light and Dark, a figure 'clothed in flame' (LOTR, 890), as Sam saw by the red light in the Tower chamber. The combination of this torment, God's love for him, and his own love for his world consume him in 'a holy sacrifice, truly pleasing to God' (Rom. 12:1). — Anne Marie Gazzolo

Think of today as an opportunity to discover and grow beyond your mental and emotional discomfort. — James Van Praagh

These new groups would act as the privatized auxiliary force Rove had been dreaming of for years. Rove told the moneymen, "People call us a vast right-wing conspiracy, but we're really a half-assed right-wing conspiracy. Now," he emphasized, "it's time to get serious. — Jane Mayer

Parker: She believed, absolutely, that each person, each heart, had a counterpart - had a mate. A rightness. She'd always believed it, and understood that unshakable belief was a reason she was good at what she did. — Nora Roberts

That wasn't defense. That was fucking psychopath behavior. You were one step behind Hannibal Lecter with that shit. — Alessandra Torre

How do we ensure in the case of public goods that they are provided at all, and that they are provided at the right level, taking into account citizens' preferences? — Eric Maskin

This action will have no echo. — Leigh Bardugo