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“I'd got hobbits on my hands hadn't I?”

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J.R.R. Tolkien was an English writer, best known for his fantasy literature, most notably The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit. His works have had a profound impact on modern fantasy literature. more

“The dwarves of course are quite obviously, couldn't you say that in many ways they remind you of the Jews? Their words are Semitic obviously, constructed to be Semitic. Hobbits are just rustic English people, made small in size because it reflects (in general) the small reach of their imagination - not the small reach of their courage or latent power.”

People Way Made Courses Imagination Size Jew Latent Dwarves Rustic

Author:J. R. R. Tolkien

“I wanted to write about what we were doing at the French Laundry, the recipes and the stories.”

Writing Stories Wanted Recipes Laundry

Author:Thomas Keller

“I should have said Welsh has always attracted me. By its style and sound more than any other, ever though I first only saw it on coal trucks, I always wanted to know what it was about.”

Knows Should Firsts Said Wanted Sound Saws Style Should Have Coal Truck Welsh

Author:J. R. R. Tolkien

“Very potent influence on myself has been Finnish.”

Has Beens Influence Finnish

Author:J. R. R. Tolkien

“At my age I'm exactly the kind of person who has lived through one of the most quickly changing periods known to history. Surely there could never be in seventy years so much change.”

Years Kind Persons Age Known Periods Seventies

Author:J. R. R. Tolkien

“I'm a Roman Catholic! A devout Roman Catholic.”

Catholic Roman Catholic

Author:J. R. R. Tolkien

“People remember Longfellow wrote Hiawatha, quite forget he was a Professor of Modern Languages!”

People Remember Language Forget Modern Professors Modern Languages

Author:J. R. R. Tolkien

“You don't have to kill somebody to play a murderer. You have to read the script and interpret the character.”

Play Character Scripts Murderer

Author:Denzel Washington

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