“I would rather spend one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone.”

— John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

Source: The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring

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British philologist and author, creator of classic fantasy … 1892–1973

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