J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

J. R. R. Tolkien: Venice seemed incredibly lovely, elvishly lovely--to me ... | Citatis

Venice seemed incredibly lovely, elvishly lovely--to me like a dream of Old Gondor, or Pelargir of the Numenorean Ships, before the return of the Shadow.

J. R. R. Tolkien

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I get really upset seeing my friends who are mums crying because they feel like they're not good enough. Clever, confident, kind young women all going, 'I'm ruining my child's life.'

Daisy Donovan
- Life
- Good
- Women
I really wasn't even sure if I should continue acting. I would like try and figure out if I could be good enough to do it. It was like 10 or 12 years into my career before I felt like maybe I can do it. It was such a different time than now.

Forest Whitaker
- Time
- Good
- Different
You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.

Ram Kapoor
- Great
- Important
- Fun
I've been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all aspects of skating, not just the technique, the choreography, the music, but the visual aspects, too - what I should wear.

Vera Wang
- Music
- Always
- Dresses
I write almost every single part of my songs, even the actual drum parts sometimes, whether they be simple or layered with many different instruments.

Kaki King
- Different
- Single
- Simple
Yeats, protected to some extent by the Nationalistic movement, wrote out of a somewhat protected world, and so his work does not touch life deeply.

Patrick Kavanagh
- Life
- World
- Work