At that moment there was a knock on the door, and Sam came in. He ran to Frodo and took his left hand, awkwardly and shyly. He stroked it gently and then he blushed and turned hastily away.

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.

May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.

It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.

Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.

Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.

If by my life or death I can protect you, I will.

Yes, I am here. And you are lucky to be here too after all the absurd things you've done since you left home.

Short cuts make long delays.

He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.

Intelligence minus purpose equals stupidity.

Do not wait to know you are drying before you start living.

Fiction writing feels more honest to me.

History is not the soil of happiness. The periods of happiness are blank pages in it.

It's an essential fight librarians are making, an age-old fight; yours is a battle for civilization. It's a fight for our country's founding values.

Saying yes all the time won't make me Wonder Woman. It will make me a worn out woman.

Truth can be attested by the supernatural, but so can falsehood.

You'll see more violence in any television crime series than you will in my films Art is there to have a stimulating effect, if it earns its name. You have to be honest, that's the only thing.

We have missed him in the sunshine, in the storm, in the twilight, ever since.

That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold; What hath quenched them hath given me fire.