J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes about Joy

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The Resurrection is the eucatastrophe of the story of the Incarnation - This story begins and ends in joy.

The Resurrection is the eucatastrophe of the story of the Incarnation - This story begins and ends in joy.

J. R. R. Tolkien

Joy, Stories, Resurrection

J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “Tales from the Perilous Realm”, p.388, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

I stand in Minas Anor, the Tower of the Sun; and behold! the Shadow has departed! I will be a Shieldmaiden no longer, nor vie with the great Riders, nor take joy only in the songs of slaying. I will be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.

J. R. R. Tolkien

Song, Joy, Departed

J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings”, p.153, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

And then all the host of Rohan burst into song, and they sang as they slew, for the joy of battle was on them, and the sound of their singing that was fair and terrible came even to the City.

J. R. R. Tolkien

Song, Cities, Joy

J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Lord of the Rings: One Volume”, p.567, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Hammer and tongs! I am so torn between rage and joy, that if I do not burst, it will be a marvel!

J. R. R. Tolkien

Joy, Hammers, Rage

J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.544, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Among the tales of sorrow and of ruin that came down to us from the darkness of those days there are yet some in which amid weeping there is joy and under the shadow of death light that endures. And of these histories most fair still in the ears of the Elves is the tale of Beren and Lúthien

J. R. R. Tolkien

Shadow Of Death, Light, Joy

J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Silmarillion”, p.111, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Pippin glanced in some wonder at the face now close beside his own, for the sound of that laugh had been gay and merry. Yet in the wizard's face he saw at first only lines of care and sorrow; though as he looked more intently he perceived that under all there was a great joy: a fountain of mirth enough to set a kingdom laughing, were it to gush forth.

J. R. R. Tolkien

Gay, Laughing, Joy

J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings”, p.742, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt