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" 'I wish life was not so short,' he thought. 'Languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.' "

J. R. R. Tolkien

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" Middle English is an exciting field - almost uncharted, I begin to think, because as soon as one turns detailed personal attention on to any little corner of it, the received notions and ideas seem to crumple up and fall to pieces - as far as language goes, at any rate. "

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" If you really want to know what Middle-earth is based on, it's my wonder and delight in the earth as it is, particularly the natural earth. "

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" It may be the part of a friend to rebuke a friend's folly. "

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" Many children make up, or begin to make up, imaginary languages. I have been at it since I could write. "

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" I dislike Allegory - the conscious and intentional allegory - yet any attempt to explain the purport of myth or fairytale must use allegorical language. "

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