J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

It was an evil doom that set her in his path. For she is a fair maiden, fairest lady of a house of queens. And yet I know not how I should speak of her. When I first looked on her and perceived her unhappiness, it seemed to me that I saw a white flower standing straight and proud, shapely as a lily and yet knew that it was hard, as if wrought by elf-wrights out of steel.

J. R. R. Tolkien

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The last time I had to make a career decision, I was 17. I could have gone to Ballet Theatre or National Ballet of Canada. There were options. But as I became exposed to the Robbins repertoire, I realized that there was a living genius in the house.

Damian Woetzel
- Time
- Career
- House
What we call real estate - the solid ground to build a house on - is the broad foundation on which nearly all the guilt of this world rests.

Nathaniel Hawthorne
- World
- Real
- House
The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.

D. H. Lawrence
- Nature
- Earth
- Flower
I grew up watching my mom and dad selling rooms in our motels. We had CEOs coming to our house so that my dad could persuade them to have their executives stay in Hyatt hotels.

J. B. Pritzker
- Up
- House
- Dad
When we were subjected to a vicious character assassination campaign orchestrated by senior White House officials and championed by their allies in the right-wing echo chamber, Hillary reached out to us. Her counsel during that tumultuous period was as timely as it was wise.

Valerie Plame
- Character
- House
- Period
I don't know any member of Congress who ever said, 'I'm satisfied with the communication that we have from the White House.'

Nancy Pelosi
- House
- Know
- Said