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Tolkien did admit that, 'As a guide, I had only my own feelings for what is appealing or moving.' In other words ~ he wrote about what interested him ~ and despite his protestation of including anything allegorical into his tale, Catholic history and mystic prophecy obviously received its fair share of attention ...
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― Lord of the Rings: Apocalyptic Prophecies
― Lord of the Rings: Apocalyptic Prophecies
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Though it may be better for [children] to read some things, especially fairy-stories, that are beyond their measure rather than short of it. Their books like their clothes should allow for growth, and their books at any rate should encourage it.
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― On Fairy-Stories
― On Fairy-Stories
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