AuthorJ. R. R. Tolkien
DisciplineWriter
Born3 January 1892
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Biography
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE, FRSL, known by his pen name J. R. R. Tolkien, was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high-fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.
Mark Twain
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect)."
William Shakespeare"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."
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