J. R. R. Tolkien quote: A story must be told or there'll be no story, yet it is the untold stories that are most moving.

A story must be told or there'll be no story, yet it is the untold stories that are most moving.

~ J. R. R. Tolkien ~

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A story must be told or there'll be no story, yet it is the untold stories that are most moving.

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