"I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations."

"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it still grows, and in the shadow…"

"I wish it need not have happened in my time, ' said Frodo. 'So do I,' said Gandalf, 'and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do w…"

"I have found that it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love."

"Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a man is in prison, he will escape if he can and go home. If he cannot escape, he will think and talk about escape. If he cannot do that, he will think a…"