Category: J.R.R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973) was an Oxford philologist and the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He believed the best stories echo the true story of the gospel, what he called “eucatastrophe,” the sudden joyful turn. The quotes below come from his fiction and letters.
Start with: The Lord of the Rings · The Hobbit