It came!!! :D in absolutely perfect condition, too! #tolkien #treeandleaf ❤❤❤ (Taken with instagram)
Jealous. Tree and Leaf, containing the essay “On Fairy-stories” and the short allegory “Leaf by Niggle”.
Ahh where can I find it?
Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape?…If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we’re partisans of liberty, then it’s our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can!
– J.R.R. Tolkien(Source: alfsaga)
Via EilífðThe trouble with the world is that the stupid are so confident while the intelligent are full of doubt.
– Bertrand Russell(Source: jus-ad-bellum)
Via Jus in BelloIf you cannot find spring, make it.
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Την άνοιξη αν δεν τη βρεις, την φτιάχνεις.
Οδυσσέας Ελύτης - Odysseas Elytis
You simply don’t translate poetry unless it is in the Queen of languages, Greek, or Latin. It would be such a shame if I didn’t share this.
(via jus-ad-bellum)
Via Jus in Bello
Daniel Ridgway Knight, Time to Rest
EDWARD BURNE-JONES, la belle au bois dormant vers
Peacefulness.
“It’s raining cats and dogs.”
- It’s raining very hard.
Greek equivalent: It rains legs of chairs. I think it makes more sense :P
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I seek tales through art. I am fascinated by the world.(profile icon:illustration by Arthur Rackham, background photo:Aela Labee)
