Tag: The Hobbit

There, and back again

“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” Frodo Baggins quoting his uncle, Bilbo in J.R.R. Tolkien’s, The Lord of the Rings English actor, Ian Holm, Bilbo in The Lord of the …

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The budget isn’t inexhaustable

“You’re a monster. Thanks. Does this mean I get a raise? No, just a medal. The budget isn’t inexhaustable.” – Ender’s Game American author and critic, Orson Scott Card, was born on this day in 1951. I probably need to read more Orson Scott Card. I’ve read Ender’s Game. I might have wanted to read …

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