Alan Garbett > Alan's Quotes

“Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“A gem is not polished without rubbing nor a man perfected without trials.”
― Earl Derr Biggers, The Black Camel

“Nay, the guest who has escaped from the roof, will think twice before he comes back in by the door.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

“Where there is no imagination, there is no horror.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet