“A sudden joyful hope sprang into Mart’s mind.”
― The Sign of the Beaver
― The Sign of the Beaver
“One is free, like the hermit crab, to change one's shell.”
― Gift from the Sea
― Gift from the Sea
“I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to stop.”
― Taming Flame
― Taming Flame
“I know I shall like it, like the feeling of freedom and independence.”
― The Awakening & Other Short Stories
― The Awakening & Other Short Stories
“Criticism - however valid or intellectually engaging - tends to get in the way of a writer who has anything personal to say. A tightrope walker may require practice, but if he starts a theory of equilibrium he will lose grace (and probably fall off).”
― The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
― The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
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