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"In the middle of your mind
It's a broken toy
That he's cherished all his life
And built his shrine with the help of Father Time"
- Father Time, Shark Island
Right, so this song really has nothing to do with Time of the Twins, but as soon as it became ...more "
There was Eru, the One, who in Arda is called Ilúvatar; and he made first the Ainur, the Holy Ones, that were the offspring of his thought, and they were with him before aught else was made.
I just love this opening line. It's so biblically reminiscent in tone and language, which I just think is a perfect way to begin Arda's creation myth.
“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
“There was Eru, the One, who in Arda is called Ilúvatar; and he made first the Ainur, the Holy Ones, that were the offspring of his thought, and they were with him before aught else was made.”
― The Silmarillion
― The Silmarillion
“Imagination involves pretending, and to pretend that something exists, one has to believe that thing doesn't exist.”
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“Be on top of your inner demon and ride it.”
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“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
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