Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick.

More quotes by J. R. R. Tolkien

View all
"Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars."

- J. R. R. Tolkien

Inspiration

"Home is behind, the world ahead."

- J. R. R. Tolkien

Ambition

"So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending!"

- J. R. R. Tolkien

Change

"His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom."

- J. R. R. Tolkien

Wisdom

More Inspiration Quotes

View all
"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."

- Leonardo DaVinci

Inspiration

"Man must rise above the Earth—to the top of the atmosphere and beyond—for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives."

- Socrates

Inspiration

"The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of the air."

- Wilbur Wright

Inspiration

"Sometimes, flying feels too God-like to be attained by man. Sometimes, the world from above seems too beautiful, too wonderful, too distant for human eyes to see."

- Charles A. Lindbergh

Inspiration

"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things."

- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Inspiration