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“There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.” — J. R. R. Tolkien”

— David Baldacci

“No ideologues, not even religious ones, are going to be happy with Tolkien, unless they manage it by misreading him. For like all great…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“Tolkien later lamented, "The most improper job of any man ... is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it,…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“And therefore a giant hammer of pure stupidity lashed out of the screen and felled me again. I lay mewling, clutching my head with…

— John C. Wright

“Hobbits, just another Tolkien Minority”

— Mental Floss

“The man once wrote: Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. Tolkien had that one…

— Jim Butcher

When I told my mom I was going to audition for 'The Hobbit,' she said, 'Well, you've always loved Tolkien.' And she was right.

— Richard Armitage

“I wrote The Lord of the Rings because I wished ‘to try my hand at a really long story that would hold the attention…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

I'm the first to admit that I can't be as good as Tolkien, and a movie can never be as good as Tolkien.

— Ralph Bakshi

“I responded (and with rather touching wholeheartedness) to the sweep of Tolkien's imagination-to the ambition of his story-but I wanted to write my own…

— Stephen King

“When a child grows old enough to know J.R.R. Tolkien was just staring at a typewriter, the truth can be a wounding exposé.”

— Dennis Cooper

“The Lord of the Rings is a million times more interesting than mere literature, which is why mere literary critics cannot get to grips…

— Robert McNeil