Have you thought of an ending?””Yes, several, and all are dark and unpleasant.””Oh, that won’t do! Books ought to have good endings. How would this do: and they all settled down and lived together happily...

Not all those who wander are lost.

I’m looking for someone to share in an adventure, and it’s very difficult to find anyone.’ ‘I should think so, in these parts. We’re plain, quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty, disturbing,...

El camino sigue y siguedesde la puerta.El camino ha ido muy lejos,y que otros lo sigan si pueden.Que ellos emprendan un nuevo viaje,pero yo al fin con pies fatigadosme volveré a la taberna iluminada,al encuentro...

The lesson is this: When the road gets dark and all hope seems lost, there’s nothing to do but keep going. We, like Bilbo, must keep up our “hobbitry in heart.” Even more important, as...

Like Gandalf, God knows the battle going on inside our hobbitlike selves, the wrestling match between the Baggins and the Took. The Baggins side of us takes our creature comforts for granted. We assume these...