Quote of the day
A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or financial independence after the chief reason for which we sought it has passed away.
Tom Shippey
Born: September 9, 1943 (age 82)
Bio: Thomas Alan Shippey is a British scholar of medievalism, of medieval literature, including that of Anglo-Saxon England, and of modern fantasy and science fiction. In particular he is widely considered one of the world's leading academic scholars on the works of J. R. R.
Known for:
- The Road to Middle-Earth (1982)
- J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century (2000)
- The Hammer and the Cross (1993)
- King and Emperor (1996)
- The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories (1992)







