Brilliant Quote by Raymond Buckland

I really respect and admire Tolkien. I think he was the most honest of the Romantics.

— David Brin

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

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

I read everything that Tolkien wrote, and also read biographies of him. I was fascinated by his experiences in World War I, which includes…

— Richard Armitage

One thing Tolkien does incredibly well - and this is from a lay person's point of view; I am not scholar or anything -…

— Luke Evans

I fell even more deeply in love with Tolkien's legendarium after studying Old English literature at uni, as I got a sense of the…

— Samantha Shannon

The thing about Tolkien, about The Lord of the Rings, is that it's perfect. It's this whole world, this whole process of immersion, this…

— Jo Walton

“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

They gutted the book, making an action movie for 15-25 year olds. Tolkien became...devoured by his popularity and absorbed by the absurdity of the…

— Christopher Tolkien

I grew up reading Tolkien, and I love him. But I love him in the way that you love that rambly old grandfather. You…

— Patrick Rothfuss

All in all, Tolkien fans are as varied, remarkable and marvelous as the books and the worlds that they share. They make me feel…

— John Howe

I'd have described myself as a Tolkien reader before this, but now I'd describe myself as a Tolkien geek.

— Richard Armitage