More from J. R. R. Tolkien
All that is gold does not glitter; not all those that wander are lost.
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)- The Two Towers, Gandalf (remembered by Frodo)
- The Fellowship of the Ring (1954), Bilbo’s farewell speech
Nearly all marriages, even happy ones, are mistakes: in the sense that almost certainly (in a more perfect world, or even with a little more care in this very imperfect one) both partners might be found more suitable mates. But the real soulmate is the one you are actually married to.
J. R. R. Tolkien on marriage
Letter to his son Michael (March 1941)
