“As a lord was held for the strength of his body and stoutness of heart. Much lore he learned, and loved wisdom… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
Tolkien is eminently filmable, I think. 'The Lord of the Rings' is intensely... landscaped. But 'Discworld' is about dialogue, which is one… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“I did not buy a book called Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen Donaldson, which has the temerity to compare itself, on the… — Jo Walton Copy Share Image
“For Tolkien, Catholicism was not an opinion to which one subscribed but a reality to which one submitted. Quite simply, pseudo-psychology aside,… — Joseph Pearce Copy Share Image
“And once upon a time I wondered: Is writing epic fantasy not somehow a betrayal? Did I not somehow do a disservice… — N.K. Jemisin Copy Share Image
“You truly are the most astonishingly beautiful hobbit I’ve ever seen,” he said, and Tamsyn froze. “Hobbit??” “Um, yes?” he said, and… — Erica Dakin Copy Share Image
I read everything that Tolkien wrote, and also read biographies of him. I was fascinated by his experiences in World War I,… — Richard Armitage Copy Share Image
“And in that very moment, away behind in some far corner of the city, a cock crowed. Shrill and clear he crowed… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
Consensus wisdom has it that all modern commercial fantasy novels fall into two camps: those derived from J.R.R. Tolkien and those derived… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
“When I say "narrative", I do not mean simply the plot, I mean considerably more. Plots and their shapes--the bare outlines of… — Diana Wynne Jones Copy Share Image
I fell even more deeply in love with Tolkien's legendarium after studying Old English literature at uni, as I got a sense… — Samantha Shannon Copy Share Image
“Deeply rooted in the universalist Western tradition of the Stoics and the the early medieval Christians, Tolkien created a myth to explore… — Bradley J. Birzer Copy Share Image
Authors as diverse as Rudyard Kipling, E. Nesbit, and J. R. R. Tolkien have shaped modern paganism as greatly as any theological… — Liz Williams Copy Share Image
“Hullo!” said Merry. “So that’s what is bothering you? Now, Pippin my lad, don’t forget Gildor’s saying—the one Sam used to quote:… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
The success that the Tolkien books had redefined modern fantasy. — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
Everyone in the '80s was reading Tolkien; he invented this whole medieval fantasy genre. — William Kircher Copy Share Image
“...and for a great deal it seemed good to him, for in the music there were no flaws.” — J R R Tolkien Copy Share Image
“I totally geeked when I discovered (while in college) that Tolkien had a published version of 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight',… — Virginia Chandler Copy Share Image
“To be a convincing story, you've got to know what you're talking about. In EVERY detail." -Rayner Unwin” — Jeff Shanley Copy Share Image
“J. R. R. Tolkien, the near-universally-hailed father of modern epic fantasy, crafted his magnum opus The Lord of the Rings to explore… — N.K. Jemisin Copy Share Image
I am sometimes asked to name my favourite books. The list changes, depending on my mood, the year, tricks played by memory.… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
“To the modernist, “myth,” like religion, merely signifies a comfortable and entrenched lie. For the postmodernist, myth simply represents one story, one… — Bradley J. Birzer Copy Share Image
“Bilbo’s Last Song Day is ended, dim my eyes, But journey long before me lies. Farewell, friends! I hear the call. The… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
