Criticism - however valid or intellectually engaging - tends to get in the way of a writer who has anything personal to say. A tightrope walker may require practice, but if he starts a theory of equilibrium he will lose grace (and probably fall off).
J. R. R. TolkienAdvice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.
J. R. R. TolkienGandalf, dwarves and Mr. Baggins! We are met together in the house of our friend and fellow conspirator, this most excellent and audacious hobbit—may the hair on his toes never fall out!
J. R. R. Tolkien