Much evil must befall a country before it wholly forgets the Elves, if once they dwelt there. Author: J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Quote More from J.R.R. Tolkien “And what do you wish?' he said at last.'That what should be shall be,' she answ…” “If you want to know what cram is, I can only say that I don’t know the recipe; …” “Clothes are of but little loss, if you escape from drowning.” “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”