J. R. R. Tolkien, undisputedly a most fluent speaker of this language, was criticized in his day for indulging his juvenile whim of writing fantasy, which was then considered—as it still is in many quarters— an inferior form of literature and disdained as mere “escapism.” “Of course it is escapist,” he cried. “That is its glory! When a soldier is a prisoner of war it is his duty to escape—and take as many with him as he can.” He went on to explain, “The moneylenders, the knownothings, the authoritarians have us all in prison; if we value the freedom of the 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 possible."
Stephen R. Lawhead
Embroidered Clothing and Accessories
Uwa Studio on Etsy
Laura Venditti
By Natasha Tarasova
Music Advent 16
Harmony, 1877, Frank Dicksee
The Silent Hunter
Every night she follows this ancient path through the trees to and from her hunting grounds. Like a ghost she is silent, intent and elegant as she glides through the night.
ph. Graham Eaton
Stained glass windows by Louis Comfort Tifanny
Aesop & Charon by Lily Seika Jones
watercolour painting
In Greek mythology Charon is the ferryman who carries souls of the newly deceased across the river Acheron (Styx) that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead.
Aesop was a Greek storyteller credited with a number of fables, now collectively known as Aesop’s Fables.
if i ever seem awkward in any interaction, it is just because i am awkward. hope that helps :)
“In the library“
Józef Rapacki (Polish;1871-1929)
oil on canvas
National Museum, Warsaw