I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence. I much prefer history, true or feigned, with its varied applicability to the thought and experience of readers.


Foreword to The Lord of the Rings, second edition (1966)

J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence. I much...

I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence. I much...

I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence. I much...

I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence. I much...