"I have in this War a burning private……" — J.R.R. Tolkien
"I have in this War a burning private grudge—which would probably make me a better soldier at 49 than I was at 22: against that ruddy little ignoramus Adolf Hitler (for the odd thing about demonic inspiration and impetus is that it in no way enhances the purely intellectual stature: it chiefly affects the mere will). Ruining, perverting, misapplying, and making for ever accursed, that noble northern spirit, a supreme contribution to Europe, which I have ever loved, and tried to present in its true light."
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756 Quotes by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Holy shadows of the dead, I'm not to blame for your cruel and bitter fate, but the accursed rivalry which…
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Look through the whole history of countries professing the Romish religion, and you will uniformly find the leaven of this…
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