"We set out to save the Shire,..." - Quote by J R R Tolkien

“Yet seldom do they fail of their seed, And that will lie in the dust and rot to spring up again in times and places unlooked-for. The deeds of Men will outlast us.”

“He used often to say there was only one Road; that it was like a great river: its springs were at every doorstep, and every path was its tributary. 'It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door,' he used to say. 'You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to.”

“There are no safe paths in this part of the world. Remember you are over the Edge of the Wild now, and in for all sorts of fun wherever you go.”

“In order to develop the willpower it takes to sacrifice, you must first realize that spending all your time and energy pursuing material comforts means you will eventually suffer. It's all about positive and negative consequences. It's very important to be aware that there are long-term consequences [for every action].”

“When people get caught up with that which is right and they are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping point short of victory.”

“Beauty brings its own fancy price, for all that a man hath will he give for his love.”

“Our rash faultsMake trivial price of serious thing we have,Not knowing them until we know their grave.”

“Alas, why are my nights all thus lost? Ah, why do I ever miss his sight whose breath touches my sleep?”

“When I was young, my brother David and I were farmed off to foster homes, and I spent time in orphanages. My father abandoned us. Here's the most important person in my life, and I never met him.”