Marypat

“Now goblins are cruel, wicked, and bad-hearted. They make no beautiful things, but they make many clever ones.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

“Far more often [than asking the question 'Is it true?'] they [children] have asked me: 'Was he good? Was he wicked?' That is, they were far more concerned to get the Right side and the Wrong side clear. For that is a question equally important in History and in Faerie.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, Tolkien On Fairy-stories

“There are no safe paths in this part of the world. Remember you are over the Edge of the Wild now, and in for all sorts of fun wherever you go.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

“He thought much but said little.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again