I'm the first to admit that I can't be as good as Tolkien, and a movie can never be as good as Tolkien.
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Wizards was my homage to Tolkien in the American idiom. I had read Tolkien, understood Tolkien, and wanted to do a sort of fantasy for American kids, and that was Wizards.
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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.
J.R.R. Tolkien in Letter to Michael Tolkien (March 1941)
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What do you mean? Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good on this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?
J.R.R. Tolkien in The Hobbit
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Fundamental Of Liar Chapter CXIX: Good Movie
For viewers, good movie is something that could bring them down to the rabbit hole
For critics, good movie is something that less could be attacked
For producers, good movie is something that could earn more money
For directors, good movie is something that could fulfill their crazy idea
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Little by little, one travels far.
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For though I do not ask for aid, we need it.
J.R.R. Tolkien in The Fellowship of the Ring
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Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no.
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Not all who wander are lost.
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I am in fact a Hobbit, in all but size.
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The deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised.
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I have no help to send, therefore I must go myself.
J.R.R. Tolkien in The Return of the King
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Tolkien [Cellar Door]
Lily Collins, Nicholas Hoult
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Tolkien [Professor]
Nicholas Hoult, Derek Jacobi
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Few can foresee whither their road will lead them, till they come to its end.
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All that is gold does not glitter not all those that wander are lost.
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I am told that I talk in shorthand and then smudge it.
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It's the job that's never started takes longest to finish.
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A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid.
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It's a dangerous business going out your front door.
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Their plans were improved with the best advice.
J.R.R. Tolkien in The Hobbit
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