"He told them tales of bees and..." - Quote by J R R Tolkien
He told them tales of bees and flowers, the ways of trees, and the strange creatures of the Forest, about the evil things and the good things, things friendly and things unfriendly, cruel things and kind things, and secrets hidden under brambles.
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More on Storytelling
“You thunder and lightning too much; the reader ceases to get under the bed, by and by.”
“Who ever heard, indeed, of an autobiography that was not (interesting)? I can recall none in all the literature of the world”
“There are two kinds of stories, the ones you live and the ones you make up. And nobody knows the difference, and I don't ever tell which is which.”
More on Nature
“The branch might seem like the fruit's origin:In fact, the branch exist because of the fruit.”
“The leopard does not change his spots.”
“How fair doth NatureAppear again!How bright the sunbeams!How smiles the plain!The flow'rs are burstingFrom ev'ry bough,And thousand voicesEach bush yields now.And joy and gladnessFill ev'ry breast!Oh earth!-oh sunlight!Oh rapture blest!Oh love! oh loved one!”