"I am a Christian, and of course what I write is, of course, Christian. I mean, I don't mean that I've tried to make it Christian at all, it's not Christian in that sense. It's not propaganda. It is a …"

"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 opp…"

"Never laugh at live dragons, Bilbo you fool!"

"I have a great love for the language of England, and the English tongue."

"The praise of the praiseworthy is above all rewards."