Quote of the day
We are turning against boys and forgetting a simple truth: that the energy, competitiveness, and corporal daring of normal, decent males is responsible for much of what is right in the world.
J. R. R. Tolkien
Born: January 3, 1892
Died: September 2, 1973 (aged 81)
Bio: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high-fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.
Known for:
- The Lord of the Rings (1955)
- The Hobbit (1937)
- The Silmarillion
- The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
- Unfinished Tales
J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes