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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Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise. Go to Quote / Comment
I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence Go to Quote / Comment
'I wish life was not so short,' he thought. 'Languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.' Go to Quote / Comment
The treacherous are ever distrustful. Go to Quote / Comment
I am in fact a Hobbit, in all but size. Go to Quote / Comment