Hi! I'm also an old fan who's new here, although not Christian. Course, Tolkien was a staunch Catholic conservative himself
I love his remark about his hippy fans, which I can't remember. Here's another one, since I can't find the one I want:
"Art moves them and they don't know what they've been moved by and they get quite drunk on it. Many young Americans are involved in the stories in a way that I'm not." ~On being asked if he was pleased by the enthusiasm of his American fans
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