Less keen and lofty was the delight, but deeper and nearer to mortal heart; marvelous and yet not strange. Auteur: J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Quote More from J.R.R. Tolkien “The ring!" exclaimed Frodo. 'Has he left me that? I wonder why. Still, it may b…” “In those days of our tale, there were still some people who had both elves and …” “A thousand years this city has stood, now at the whim of a madman it will fall.” “We set out to save the Shire, Sam and it has been saved - but not for me.”