I want to be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.

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!

"That's done it!" said Sam. "Now I've rung the front-door bell!"

No language is justly studied merely as an aid to other purposes. It will in fact better serve other purposes, philological or historical, when it is studied for love, for itself.

We may stand, if only on one leg, or at least be left still upon our knees.

Far, far below the deepest delvings of the dwarves, the world is gnawed by nameless things.

Have you thought of an ending?' 'Yes , several, and all are dark and unpleasant,' said Frodo. 'Oh , that won't do!' said Bilbo. 'Books ought to have good endings. How would this do: and they all settled down and lived together happily ever after?' 'It will do well, if it ever comes to that,' said Frodo.