“Elves of any kind are strange folk.”

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

“They always wished to talk to everything, the old Elves did.”

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

“Keen are the eyes of the Elves.”

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

“Elves know a lot and are wondrous folk for news, and know what is going on among the peoples of the land, as quick as water flows, or quicker.”

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit