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Adsos Letter

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19. Yes.

Reply to edhopper (Reply #15)

Sun Aug 30, 2020, 07:42 PM

Aug 2020

I thought it was the best one.

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Something for our time, from J.R.R. Tolkien. [View all] Adsos Letter Aug 2020 OP

Or this, from Thomas Paine . . . Journeyman Aug 2020 #1

J.R.R. Tolkien and Thomas Paine. Adsos Letter Aug 2020 #2

And Buster Scruggs'! ZZenith Aug 2020 #5

And Buster Scruggs. Adsos Letter Aug 2020 #7

So good! ZZenith Aug 2020 #8

Yup! Adsos Letter Aug 2020 #9

You mean edhopper Aug 2020 #15

Yes. Adsos Letter Aug 2020 #19

+1 gulliver Aug 2020 #4

Recommended just for having J.R.R. Tolkien in the subject gulliver Aug 2020 #3

His works kept me sane during my Army service. Adsos Letter Aug 2020 #10

Tolkien had some great pearls of wisdom woven Ilsa Aug 2020 #6

Such a gifted author. Adsos Letter Aug 2020 #11

I was watching the Trilogy during the RNC last week.... ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2020 #12

"What we do in life, echoes in eternity." Adsos Letter Aug 2020 #18

There are a number of documentaries LunaSea Aug 2020 #35

Thank you for sharing those. Adsos Letter Aug 2020 #37

A big fat K&R! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2020 #13

The Tolkien quote, and the Paine quote cited above by Journeyman. Adsos Letter Aug 2020 #21

As do I, my dear Adsos Letter! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2020 #24

Thank you. Tolkien really speaks to me during times like this. Crunchy Frog Aug 2020 #14

You're welcome. Adsos Letter Aug 2020 #22

My favorite Tolkien quote. Here's the clip from the movie: Amaryllis Aug 2020 #16

Thank you for sharing that. Adsos Letter Aug 2020 #23

Thanks for posting it. I have often thought of it in times such as these. It is comforting, Amaryllis Aug 2020 #25

One night on a student's essay he was grading, he wrote this sentence, edhopper Aug 2020 #17

"Large streams from little fountains flow... Adsos Letter Aug 2020 #26

Another apt quote from LOTR anamnua Aug 2020 #20

Beautiful. Adsos Letter Aug 2020 #27

Very apropos. He wrote The Hobbit and the trilogy... paleotn Aug 2020 #28

I recall reading that it started as a serial in letters he wrote to his son stationed in S. Africa. Adsos Letter Aug 2020 #30

A friend recently quoted that to me... CBHagman Aug 2020 #29

This is one of my favorite quotes. It inspires me, especially these days. catbyte Aug 2020 #31

As I am reading LOTR just now, all your contributions of my favorite passages are bringing tears ... Hekate Aug 2020 #32

Kicked and recommended. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2020 #33

I will give my life to make a better future for those ahead of me. warmfeet Aug 2020 #34

I can't even guess how many times I have read LOTR and The Hobbit. aka-chmeee Aug 2020 #36

K AND R and yuiyoshida Aug 2020 #38