Tomorrow we may come this way, And take the hidden paths that run Towards the Moon or to the Sun

I am not a 'democrat' only because 'humility' and equality are spiritual principles corrupted by the attempt to mechanize and formalize them, with the result that we get not universal smallness and humility, but universal greatness and pride, till some Orc gets hold of a ring of power--and then we get and are getting slavery.

What did I tell you, Mr. Pippin?' said Sam, sheathing his sword. 'Wolves won't get him. That was an eye-opener, and no mistake! Nearly singed the hair off my head!

True education is a kind of never ending story — a matter of continual beginnings, of habitual fresh starts, of persistent newness.

A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid.

Time doesn't seem to pass here: it just is.

I don't want to be in a battle. But waiting on the edge of one I can't escape is even worse.