Hobbits are an unobtrusive but very ancient people, more numerous formerly than they are today; for they love peace and quiet and good tilled earth: a well-ordered and well-farmed countryside was their favourite haunt.
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"Hobbits are an unobtrusive but very ancient people, more numerous formerly than they are today; for they love peace and quiet and good tilled earth: a well-ordered and well-farmed countryside was their favourite haunt." — J. R. R. Tolkien #warpeace
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Hobbits are an unobtrusive but very ancient people, more numerous formerly than they are today; for they love peace and quiet and good tilled earth: a well-ordered and well-farmed countryside was their favourite haunt. — J. R. R. Tolkien
About J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien was a Novelist from United Kingdom (1892–1973).
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This quote is attributed to J. R. R. Tolkien, a Novelist from United Kingdom.
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J. R. R. Tolkien lived from 1892 – 1973.
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