Each of us embodies, in a particular tale and clothed in the garments of time & place, universal truth and everlasting life.

If you're going to have a complicated story you must work to a map; otherwise you'll never make a map of it afterwards.

Why O why did I ever leave my hobbit-hole?" said poor Mr. Baggins, bumping up and down on Bombur's back.

For the rest, they shall represent the other Free Peoples of the World: Elves, Dwarves, and Men, Legolas shall be for the Elves; and Gimli son of Gloin for the Dwarves. They are willing to go at least to the passes of the Mountains, and maybe beyond. For Men you shall have Aragorn son of Arathorn, for the Ring of Isildur concerns him closely.

It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.

I've always been impressed that we are here, surviving, because of the indomitable courage of quite small people against impossible odds.

I will not say, do not weep, for not all tears are an evil.