p.9 The time was not one of hurry or bustle. But bustle has very little to do with business.
p.22 The warm summer was followed by a hard winter. It was bitter cold in the mountains and food was scarce. The talk got louder.
p.25 He was a hot dragon when he felt in the mood.
p.33 ...if it is your notion to go dragon-hunting jingling and dingling like Canterbury-Bells, it ain't mine.
p.38 I will pay for the funerals of all the people I have killed, especially the parson of Oakley; he shall have a noble cenotaph - though he was rather lean.
p.40 He was a grammarian and could doubtless see further into the future than others.
p.45 You cannot offer excuses to the King as you can to your neighbours.
p.55 ...nothing pleased him more than finding the miller at a loss for a sneer and the blacksmith quite out of countenance.
p.60 ...the man who has a tame dragon is naturally respected.
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7 comments:
hi Gemma! i love Tolkien & this is one of his books that's still on my TBR. thanks for sharing & have a great weekend!
I read this one a long time ago but had forgotten all about it. Thanks for the reminder, I may have to pick up a copy and read it again.
Happy Weekend!
Thank you for sharing so many good quotes.
I need to pick this one up!
Never heard of that book before, but it looks and sounds fab! I love the quotes from pg.26 and pg.60.... I have an inner dragon myself... lol
Wow, what a gorgeous book! And Tolkien is one of my favourites.
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