John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE (/ ' t l k i n / ; [ a ] 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion .
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The board is set, the pieces are moving. We come to it at last... The great battle of our time. Go to Quote / Comment
It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish Go to Quote / Comment
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. Go to Quote / Comment
Nearly all marriages, even happy ones, are mistakes: in the sense that almost certainly (in a more perfect world, or even with a little more care in this very imperfect one) both partners might be found more suitable mates. But the real soul-mate is the one you are actually married to. Go to Quote / Comment
Courage is found in unlikely places. Go to Quote / Comment