“I loved Tolkien and while I wished to have written his book, I had no desire at all to write like him. Tolkien’s words and sentences seemed like natural things, like rock formations or waterfalls, and wanting to write like… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Why could Tolkien not be more like Sir Thomas Malory, asked [Edwin] Muir, in the third Observer review of those cited above, and give us heroes and heroines like Lancelot and Guinevere, who ' knew temptation, were sometimes unfaithful to… — Tom Shippey Copy Share Image
![“Why could Tolkien not be more like Sir Thomas Malory, asked [Edwin] Muir, in the third Observer review of those cited above, and give us heroes and heroines like Lancelot and Guinevere, who ' knew temptation, were sometimes unfaithful to their vows,' were engagingly marked by adulterous passion?…” quote by Tom Shippey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c59/tom-shippey-50056_evil_why-could-tolkien-not-be-more-like-sir-t_3112736.jpg)