J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

Why is every great children's story about a journey? Maybe that's because we are always on one.

I'll never forget anything about Middle Earth. That's part of my memory now so I won't miss anything.

It's really cool to do, like, a 'Harry Potter' evolution because you can really take your time with the character development: really, like, don't rush past the implications of great power and great responsibility.

There's no destination. The journey is all that there is, and it can be very, very joyful.

Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man.

There's a very strong force in Tolkien's characters.

Life experience is what defines our character, even if it means getting your heart broken or being lied to. You know, you need the downs to appreciate the ups. Going on the adventure or taking that risk is important.

I was a massive Tolkien fan. 'The Hobbit' was... my favorite book as a little girl, and the Silvan Elves were my favorite characters in the book.

My rite of passage into my brave new world, life on the road.

Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.

It is better to travel well than to arrive.

I remember reading 'The Hobbit' on a car trip from Ohio to Mississippi and getting out at a rest-stop in Mississippi and feeling jet-lagged at my return from Middle-earth.

I have read only the first 'Harry Potter' book. I thought it excellent, perhaps the best thing written for older children since The Hobbit. I wish the books had been around when my kids were the right age for them.

But even if I'm left high and dry at the end of this wild journey, just taking it is a great feeling.

I am drawn to characters that go on journeys, characters that are real people, that have life.

Every single journey that I've embarked on, I've learned something new.

Quest stories are about the oldest form of narrative there is, and they're also the perfect metaphor for life because we're all on a journey trying to figure out where we're going and who we are. 'Solomon Creed' is just doing it with more danger and guns involved.

I've been in so many crazy experiences in my life. I was always moving when I was a kid. When I look back, it's hard for me not to feel that certain things just happen for a reason.

'Game of Thrones' was the first fantasy thing I've done, and like a lot of people who enjoy the show watching it, I didn't expect to respond to that world, but when I started doing it, I really started to love it, started to realize that some of the things I'm naturally drawn to.

My life is longer because of the journeys I have taken.

Moana is such an amazing character. She's brave; she is so empowered. She knows what she wants, and she's not afraid to get it, and I think that's something that I can relate to as well. I just love watching how she goes along in this wonderful movie and grows as a person and helps her culture along the way.

Gravity Falls' is a show about mysteries and magic but first and foremost it's a show about characters.

See, life is a journey and every chapter is very interesting.

Travel is a combination of the personal and the emotional.

I love those trilogy movies, like 'Lord of the Rings.'