Daily Catholic Quote — J.R.R. Tolkien

by ICL Editor | April 12, 2023 12:02 am

A Daily Quote to Inspire Your Catholic Faith

I tried to save the Shire, and it has been saved, but not for me. It must often be so, Sam, when things are in danger: someone has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them.

– J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Book VI, Chapter 9, Frodo to Sam

“J.R.R. Tolkien” (detail) | Unknown photo studio commissioned by Tolkien’s students 1925/6 (private communication from Catherine McIlwaine, Tolkien Archivist, Bodleian Library)[1], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons




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Endnotes:
  1. Unknown photo studio commissioned by Tolkien’s students 1925/6 (private communication from Catherine McIlwaine, Tolkien Archivist, Bodleian Library): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J._R._R._Tolkien,_ca._1925.jpg

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