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“on the right is the first actual sketch of the Lonely Mountain, added in pencil. My father said several times that he had a clear recollection of writing the opening sentence of The Hobbit. Long after, in a letter written to W.H. Auden in 1955, he said: All I remember about the start of The Hobbit”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

“Clinton, Henry Jenkins, Barry Joseph, Elisabeth Soep, Margaret Weigel, and Connie Yowell for helpful comments on earlier drafts of this report. In preparation for writing this report, we consulted educators, academic experts, professionals in the new digital media industry, and youth participants. We are extremely grateful for the insights and stories that they shared with”
― Carrie James, Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media: A Synthesis from the Good Play Project

“with this?” Anna ignored him. “Vietnam is very important to you. The bond between you and John was unbreakable, forged in war in a land you came to love.” “That’s all true,” Mack said, his voice flat. Austin swallowed hard. As usual, Anna was going”
― D.D. Black, The Shadows of Pike Place

“no more to be done in the matter. I have the honour to wish you a very good morning.” He bowed, and, turning away without observing the hand which the King had stretched out to him, he set off in my company for his”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes