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J. R. R. Tolkien, fully John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Ho! Ho! Ho! To the bottle I go To heal my heart and drown my woe Rain may fall, and wind may blow And many miles be still to go But under a tall tree will i lie And let the clouds go sailing by
Reality |
J. R. R. Tolkien, fully John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Far more often [than asking the question 'Is it true?'] they [children] have asked me: 'Was he good? Was he wicked?' That is, they were far more concerned to get the Right side and the Wrong side clear. For that is a question equally important in History and in Faerie.
Law |
J. R. R. Tolkien, fully John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Folly it may seem. Indeed in nothing is the power of the Dark Lord more clearly shown than in the estrangement that divides all those who still oppose him?. We live now upon an island amid many perils, and our hands are more often upon the bowstring than upon the harp
Innovation | Law | Life | Life | Organization | Success |
J. R. R. Tolkien, fully John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
I threw down my enemy, and he fell from the high place and broke the mountain-side where he smote it in his ruin.
Blame |
J. R. R. Tolkien, fully John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.
Law |