J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

Life is rather above the measure of us all (save for a very few perhaps). We all need literature that is above our measure--though we may not have sufficient energy for it all the time.

J. R. R. Tolkien

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• Life is rather above the measure of us all (save for a very few perhaps). We all need literature that is above our measure--though we may not have sufficient energy for it all the time.

  

  J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Energy
  • Literature
  • Life is