Farmer Giles of Ham Quotes

“Farmer Giles went home feeling very uncomfortable. He was finding that a local reputation may require keeping up, and that may prove awkward.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, Farmer Giles of Ham

“The farmer went about with a high step, and luck smiled on him. The autumn and early winter work went well. All seemed set fair, until the dragon came.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, Farmer Giles of Ham

“There was one giant in particular, larger and more stupid than his fellows. I find no mention of his name in the histories, but it does not matter. He was very large, his walking stick was like a tree, and his tread was heavy. He brushed elms aside like tall grasses.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, Farmer Giles of Ham

“He came round a shoulder of the mountain like a ton of thunderbolts, with a noise like a gale and a gust of red lightning.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, Farmer Giles of Ham