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“Operating by trial and error mostly, we've evolved a tacitly agreed upon list of the elements that make for a good fantasy. The first…

— David Eddings

“Deeply rooted in the universalist Western tradition of the Stoics and the the early medieval Christians, Tolkien created a myth to explore the nature…

— Bradley J. Birzer

This might disappoint you somewhat, but I have to say my interest in Tolkien has faded dramatically over the years. His language skills are…

— Varg Vikernes

“The substance of all such paganism may be summarised thus. It is an attempt to reach the divine reality through the imagination alone; in…

— G.K. Chesterton

The success that the Tolkien books had redefined modern fantasy.

— George R. R. Martin

The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision.

— J. R. R. Tolkien

“Suggestions for further reading Karen Armstrong, Jerusalem; Jorge Luis Borges, Ficciones; Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha; Deepak Chopra, God: A Story of Revelation; Kahlil Gibran, The…

— Paulo Coelho

“The success of The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings helped restore the reputation of these discredited genres, thus…

— Louis A. Markos

“Pagan At home in the countryside I make the decision to leave your book --overdue at the library-- face up, 'promiscuous' out in the…

— Alice Walker

“I had another reason for seeking Him, for trying to espy His face, a professional one. God and literature are conflated in my mind.…

— Paul Quarrington

“If professional religious leaders cannot instruct us in mythological lore, our artists and creative writers can perhaps step into this priestly role and bring…

— Karen Armstrong

“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