....words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts. -- Patrick Rothfuss Words. What would we do without them? They give us basic things, necessary things - like communication and understanding. But words can go beyond that, too. They can delve into realms of magic [...]
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The Birth of the Hobbit
The word Hobbit was soon to be as much a magical word for Professor Tolkien as Hocus-Pocus was for any fairy-tale magician. In fact, Hobbit was the most important single word that ever inspired him to invent a story. (David Day, The Hobbit Companion) Hob. A short enough word, simple and unsuspicious. Is this how [...]
Ashlee Willis, Author of Fantasy 