J. R. R. Tolkien

"I am in fact a Hobbit (in all but size). I like gardens, trees, and unmechanized farmlands; I smoke a pipe, and like good plain food (unrefrigerated), but detest French cooking; I like, and even dare to wear in these dull days, ornamental waistcoats. I am fond of mushrooms (out of a field); have a very simple sense of humor (which even my appreciative critics find tiresome); I go to bed late and get up late (when possible). I do not travel much."

"My political opinions lean more and more to Anarchy (philosophically understood, meaning abolition of control not whiskered men with bombs) ... the most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity."

"I wish life was not so short," he thought. "Languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about."

"Power is an ominous and sinister word in all these tales, except as applied to the gods."

"[M]y friend Professor Tolkien asked me the very simple question, What class of men would you expect to be most preoccupied with, and most hostile to, the idea of escape? and gave the obvious answer: jailers."

"I do so dearly believe that no half-heartedness and no worldly fear must turn us aside from following the light unflinchingly."