People remember Longfellow wrote Hiawatha, quite forget he was a Professor of Modern Languages!
J. R. R. TolkienA great dread fell on him, as if he was awaiting the pronouncement of some doom that he had long foreseen and vainly hoped might after all never be spoken. An overwhelming longing to rest and remain at peace by Bilbo's side in Rivendell filled all his heart. At last with an effort he spoke, and wondered to hear his own words, as if some other will was using his small voice. "I will take the Ring," he said, "though I do not know the way.
J. R. R. TolkienTouching your cap to the Squire may be damn bad for the Squire, but it's damn good for you.
J. R. R. Tolkien