Tuesday, September 25, 2012
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I listened to BBC's Witness program about The Hobbit today. They observed that Tolkein, like Orwell and a long list of others, spent a chunk of their younger years getting shot at, and that experience seemed to sharpen their focus a bit.
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ReplyDelete“Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.” -- Herman Melville
RM in CA
A good one, too, RM. Perfect, in fact, for MItt and his 47% views.
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