Books Quote by Christopher Odell Homsley

'The Hobbit' by J. R. R. Tolkien was the first book I enjoyed. I was 14 and when I finished I started it again.

— Nigel Lythgoe

“There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged . One is a…

— John Rogers

I first read 'The Lord of the Rings' as an adolescent. It's a dense novel, a sprawling, complex monster of a book populated with…

— Peter Jackson

The book of 'The Hobbit' was given to me to read by a friend of my mother when I was about 12 years old:…

— Conan Stevens

“There are two novels that can transform a bookish 14-year-kid’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish daydream…

— Anonymous

I grew up actually reading 'The Hobbit,' not 'The Lord of the Rings.' I loved 'The Hobbit' growing up.

— Elijah Wood

If you take 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' as books, one is written for children, and one is an adult's book.

— Peter Jackson

'Lord of the Flies' is one of my favorite books. That was a big influence on me as a teenager; I still read it…

— Suzanne Collins

The whole atmosphere of the book, the tone of 'The Hobbit,' is of a kid's adventure story, told in the first person by Tolkien,…

— Ian Mckellen

I read all of the books by Tolkien, including 'The Hobbit,' when I was in my twenties, and his deep love of nature and…

— Howard Shore

I'm a huge fan of Tolkien. I read those books when I was in junior high school and high school, and they had a…

— George R. R. Martin

Before my teens, my contemporaries were reading Tolkien and were absorbed by his works, but try as I might, I could not be drawn…

— Michael Portillo