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J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
English Novelist
Born: Jan 3, 1892
Died: Sep 2, 1973
Could He Language Like World You
Related authors: Aldous Huxley Charles Dickens E. M. Forster Emily Bronte Thomas Hardy William Golding William Makepeace Thackeray
Courage is found in unlikely places. J. R. R. Tolkien
Courage Unlikely Places Found
Not all those who wander are lost. J. R. R. Tolkien
Lost Those Wander Who Relatable
Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate. J. R. R. Tolkien
Wait Corner Secret Road New Still May Round Gate
All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. J. R. R. Tolkien
Strong Old Lost Those Glitter Reached Wither Does Wander Gold Frost Roots Who Deep
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. J. R. R. Tolkien
Food Song World Valued Would Would-Be Above More Cheer Gold Us
Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. J. R. R. Tolkien
Says He Road Farewell
Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends. J. R. R. Tolkien
Life Death You Wise Live Too Out See Some Give Judgement Deal Very Die Ends Cannot Them Then Many Even Deserve Eager
The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot forever fence it out. J. R. R. Tolkien
You World Out About Fence Forever Cannot Wide Wide World
The proper study of Man is anything but Man; and the most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity. J. R. R. Tolkien
Man Opportunity Job Men Other Those Seek Proper Rate Proper Study Take Study Most Unwilling Least Saints Were Fit Any Anything Who Even Million
You have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have. J. R. R. Tolkien
Strength You Heart Must Wits Been Use Therefore Chosen
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. J. R. R. Tolkien
You Half Like Know Well Than Should Less Deserve
I should like to save the Shire, if I could - though there have been times when I thought the inhabitants too stupid and dull for words, and have felt that an earthquake or an invasion of dragons might be good for them. J. R. R. Tolkien
Good Words Thought Stupid Too Earthquake Though Invasion Could Like Felt Been Dull Times Them Might If I Could Should Inhabitants Dragons Save
It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him. J. R. R. Tolkien
You Live Out Calculations Him Does Leave Your Near Dragon
So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending! J. R. R. Tolkien
Ending Fire Snow After Even Dragons
'I wish life was not so short,' he thought. 'Languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.' J. R. R. Tolkien
Life Time Thought Wish About Take He Know Short Wants Languages Things
A pen is to me as a beak is to a hen. J. R. R. Tolkien
Me Pen Hen
A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds. J. R. R. Tolkien
Worlds Safe Untrue
A friend of mine tells that I talk in shorthand and then smudge it. J. R. R. Tolkien
Mine Tells Talk Friend Shorthand Then
It may be the part of a friend to rebuke a friend's folly. J. R. R. Tolkien
Folly Part Friend May Rebuke
Myth and fairy-story must, as all art, reflect and contain in solution elements of moral and religious truth (or error), but not explicit, not in the known form of the primary 'real' world. J. R. R. Tolkien
Truth Art World Myth Reflect Moral Must Solution Religious Primary Contain Known Real Error Form Real World Explicit Elements
They say it is the first step that costs the effort. I do not find it so. I am sure I could write unlimited 'first chapters'. I have indeed written many. J. R. R. Tolkien
First Unlimited Chapters Indeed Say Find Costs Could Write Step Written First Step Sure Am Effort Many They Say
The original 'Hobbit' was never intended to have a sequel - Bilbo 'remained very happy to the end of his days and those were extraordinarily long': a sentence I find an almost insuperable obstacle to a satisfactory link. J. R. R. Tolkien
Happy Long Extraordinarily Those Find Remained Never Almost Obstacle Days Were His End Link Very Intended Hobbit Sentence Sequel Original Satisfactory
Hobbits are an unobtrusive but very ancient people, more numerous formerly than they are today; for they love peace and quiet and good tilled earth: a well-ordered and well-farmed countryside was their favourite haunt. J. R. R. Tolkien
Love Today Good Peace People Numerous Earth Ancient Favourite Haunt More Countryside Very Than Quiet Peace And Quiet
In October 1920 I went to Leeds as Reader in English Language, with a free commission to develop the linguistic side of a large and growing School of English Studies, in which no regular provision had as yet been made for the linguistic specialist. J. R. R. Tolkien
School Language Made Free Side Develop Had Studies Reader October Been Leeds Linguistic Provision Commission Which Regular English English Language Large Specialist Growing
Many children make up, or begin to make up, imaginary languages. I have been at it since I could write. J. R. R. Tolkien
Could Write Since Make Make Up Been Up Begin Children Languages Many Imaginary
Middle English is an exciting field - almost uncharted, I begin to think, because as soon as one turns detailed personal attention on to any little corner of it, the received notions and ideas seem to crumple up and fall to pieces - as far as language goes, at any rate. J. R. R. Tolkien
Language Fall Field Think Corner Detailed Seem Rate Uncharted Exciting Almost Attention Soon Ideas Pieces Because Up Begin Personal Goes Any Middle As Far As Little Far Turns Notions English Received

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