My armor is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!

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

Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars, not if you care for such things.

It cannot be seen, cannot be felt, Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt, It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills, It comes first and follows after, Ends life, kills laughter.

When he heard there was nothing to eat, he sat down and wept… “Why did I ever wake up!” he cried.

Of the twelve companions of Thorin, ten remained. Fili and Kili had fallen defending him with shield and body, for he was their mother’s elder brother.

So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.

It seemed like all the way to tomorrow and over it to the days beyond.

This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected.

I may be a burglar...but I'm an honest one, I hope, more or less.

please don't cook me, kind sirs! I am a good cook myself, and cook better than I cook, if you see what I mean.

Being digital-ready is an overarching approach via building a set of “digital -flavored” cultures and taking a series of stepwise practices.

A writer should never wait for inspiration but be the inspiration.

To be scorned in the public because of your race is to let you know that you are pregnant with a massive potential about to be delivered

Then he lets go and walks down the path, without another word. He doesn't look back. But I watch him go. I watch him all the way home.

The past is getting clearer and clearer

I sit there thinking about how much courage it takes to live an ordinary life.

The people themselves must think, because the people alone can act.

I nodded with genuine synthetic sympathy.

Focus on the positive things in your life and you'll be shocked at how many more positive things start happening

There's no abhorrence about wearing M&S. We just haven't been delighting the girls.