J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
Then holding the star aloft and the bright sword advanced, Frodo, hobbit of the Shire, walked steadily down to meet the eyes.J. R. R. Tolkien
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I don't think many of us launched ourselves into the world of writing books fully formed.
Val McDermid -
Is there any more encouraging sign than to see an Indian, who has never been to a university, like our friend Mr. Asutosh Dey here, for example, carrying out original work and finding it recognized by the foremost societies of the world?
C. V. Raman -
The McCain-Feingold limit on how much you give a candidate didn't really work because people found ways to get around it.
Foster Friess -
I have only got down on to paper, really, three types of people: the person I think I am, the people who irritate me, and the people I'd like to be.
E. M. Forster -
Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit from your Puritan forefathers.
Caleb Cushing -
I always start a play by calling the characters A, B, and C.
Harold Pinter
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The Who on record were dynamic. Roger Daltrey's delivery allowed vulnerability without weakness; doubt and confusion, but no plea for sympathy.
Eddie Vedder Pearl Jam -
Every year we celebrate the holy season of Advent, O God. Every year we pray those beautiful prayers of longing and waiting, and sing those lovely songs of hope and promise.
Karl Rahner -
I like to stay home with my family.
Mads Mikkelsen -
If you do nothing long enough, something's bound to happen.
H. Jon Benjamin -
People choose to read, and it takes effort. It's not one of those hobbies that asks nothing of the person who is doing it. It's more than a hobby.
Gabrielle Zevin -
The Cemetery of Forgotten Books is like the greatest, most fantastic library you could ever imagine. It's a labyrinth of books with tunnels, bridges, arches, secret sections - and it's hidden inside an old palace in the old city of Barcelona.
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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I think the anti-Wal-Mart is Costco, which pays much better and has much better health benefits and which is profitable and offers low prices.
Barbara Ehrenreich -
This is magic we're talking about. It's supposed to go places science can't, defy logic, wink at technology, fill us all with the sensawunda that comes of gazing upon a fictional world and seeing something truly different from our own.
N. K. Jemisin -
I don't think I could live without hair, makeup and styling, let alone be the performer I am. I am a glamour girl through and through. I believe in the glamorous life and I live one.
Lady Gaga -
I'm conflicted with theater in the city because you want to reach a diverse audience, and that audience doesn't typically go to the theater.
Adam Driver -
I do hope that all nations can live in complete security and welfare.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -
The only time I even entertain the tiniest element of religion is for Christmas carols.
Ian Watson
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I'm a very early riser, and so I like to get up and try hard to write before the day even really gets started. Just me and a pot of coffee - I find I can get a lot done that way.
Cliff Sloan -
When you take the fact that you're loved for granted, it frees your mind to go after every other thing there is.
Philipp Meyer -
As I have already said, there are but two alternatives, the way to Rome, and the way to Atheism.
John Henry Newman -
People don't read me and say, 'Oh, it's so clean and elegant.'
Jesmyn Ward -
Then holding the star aloft and the bright sword advanced, Frodo, hobbit of the Shire, walked steadily down to meet the eyes.
J. R. R. Tolkien