Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Tolkien Quotes

"The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot forever fence it out."

"A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities." 

 -J.R.R. Tolkien


I like the first quote because it is a good reminder of reality. I think sometimes we become so absorbed with our own life that we become disconnected with what’s going on around us. Despite this, we cannot completely separate ourselves from the world and its realities. Though the second quote seems contradictory to my first quote, I like it because it is kind of like a hope, aside from Christ who is the one true hope. Dreaming and acting on your dreams allow you to change your reality and the realities of those around you. It is good to be reminded of how powerful dreams can be. 

Another J.R.R. Tolkien Link

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