It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN
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J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien Some who have read the book, or at any rate have reviewed it, have found it boring, absurd, or contemptible, and I have no cause to complain, since I have similar opinions of their works, or of the kinds of writing that they evidently prefer.
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J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
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