Conceit Quote by Charles Churchill

“Now that he had his way, and all went well, and he had work to do after his heart, and had honour in it,…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

O God, the creature knows not to what end Thou hast made Him; teach him, and write in the depths of his soul that…

— Francois Fenelon

“This is not drawing,' he cried, 'this is inspiration!' 'I had meant it to be drawing,' was Constable's characteristic answer.”

— Aldous Huxley

“Why didn't you become a sorcerer, Geralt? Weren't you ever attracted by the Art? Be honest.' 'I will. I was.' 'Why, then, didn't you…

— Andrzej Sapkowski

“Like many faeries she knew, he was sculpture-perfect, but instead of being wrought of shadows like those in her court, this faery had a…

— Melissa Marr

“The master of the house was an elf-friend—one of those people whose fathers came into the strange stories before the beginning of History, the…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“Dechymic pwy yw. Creadt kyn dilyw. Creadur kadarn Heb gic heb ascwrn. Heb wytheu heb waet. Heb pen aheb traet. Ny bed hyn ny…

— Taliesin

“Frodo looked up at the Elf standing tall above him, as he gazed into the night, seeking a mark to shoot at. His head…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“As they sang the hobbit felt the love of beautiful things made by hands and by cunning and by magic moving through him, a…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“The creature had nut-brown skin mixed with patches of ash. It was human-sized and formed, but its skin looked like the bark of an…

— Karen Mahoney

“All at once he found his mind drawing a parallel between that destiny and his own existence; all at once questions of life arose…

— Ivan Goncharov

“When they told him this, Ransom at last understood why mythology was what it was -- gleams of celestial strength and beauty falling on…

— C.S. Lewis