Thrain Quotes & Sayings

A man that'd expict to thrain lobsters to fly in a year is called a loonytic; but a man that thinks men can be tur-rned into angels by an iliction is called a rayformer an' remains at large. — Finley Peter Dunne

Fear translates to hesitation, and hesitation kills. — Karen Marie Moning

Found, except for X. I and U are used for J and V. There was no rune for Q (use CW); nor for Z (the dwarf-rune may be used if required). It will be found, however, that some single runes stand for two modern letters: th, ng, ee; other runes of the same kind ( ea and st) were also sometimes used. The secret door was marked D . From the side a hand pointed to this, and under it was written: The last two runes are the initials of Thror and Thrain. The moon-runes read — J.R.R. Tolkien

Don't give your power away to anybody. If you find something to do that you truly love, you'll be successful. — Rachel Roy

But fairest of all was the great white gem, which the dwarves had found beneath the roots of the Mountain, the Heart of the Mountain, the Arkenstone of Thrain. — J.R.R. Tolkien

The reader, knowing nothing about the 'dark continent,' filled in the blanks. Pictured Stone in a tent, kerosene lamp held up by a Hottentot providing the only light, elephants stampeding outside while the good doctor recited Cicero and excised part of himself as blithely as if he were cutting for stone on the body of another. — Abraham Verghese

Her singing reminds me of a cart coming downhill with the brake on. — Thomas Beecham

The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind. — William Blake

Few things worth having can be got easily. — Mark Lawrence

I have never cared enough about money to worry about spending it, and have been fortunate to make enough to be spoiled rotten. — Charles Saatchi

Youth is a perpetual intoxication; it is a fever of the mind. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

You can't outrun your problems, Daisy. They'll be just be waiting for you when you come back. — Sarah Hina

The dead are never exactly seen by the living, but many people seem acutely aware of something changed around them. They speak of a chill in the air. The mates of the deceased wake from dreams and see a figure standing at the end of thier bed, or in a doorway, or boarding, phantomlike, a city bus. — Alice Sebold

She explained sometimes the story is supposed to be missing because it's still waiting to be written. — Katie Kacvinsky

Hi there, I'm - " "An idiot," Kieran said, rolling his eyes. Thrain grinned and shook Clare's hand. "Well, hello, Miss Idiot. — Jayde Scott

This is the Arkenstone of Thrain," said Bilbo, "the Heart of the Mountain; and it is also the heart of Thorin. — J.R.R. Tolkien

Some sang too that Thror and Thrain would come back one day and gold would flow in rivers, through the mountain-gates, and all that land would be filled with new song and new laughter. But this pleasant legend did not much affect their daily business. — J.R.R. Tolkien

If you mean you think it is my job to go into the secret passage first, O Thorin Thrain's son Oakenshield, may your beard grow ever longer," he said crossly, "say so at once and have done! — J.R.R. Tolkien