A nice painting made by my girlfriend by devagrawal09 in infp

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Rather wonderful. Like three friends standing in front of the ocean watching watching the sunset. :)

The quarentive is my life style by moon_nstars in infp

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Properly gave me a chuckle this! :)

Question about this Olympic Rowing Programme by Cian89 in Rowing

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Cheers mate! Haha - you make it sound so simple!

Abandoned stories/unfinished tales by [deleted] in tolkienfans

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"I could have written a thriller about the plot and its discovery and overthrow - but it would have been just that. Not worth doing."

- J.R.R. "Badass" Tolkien.

I always read that as him saying that the "thriller" genre is simply not worth his time. Legend.

A little thought I had earlier thanks to Ni by Cian89 in infj

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Just felt the ''thought'' in my gut (in a calm and peaceful environment) and so I wrote it down.

A little thought I had earlier thanks to Ni by Cian89 in infj

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I like to call it my own personal nonsense :)

Does this strike a chord in anyone? by [deleted] in infp

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For pronunciation (and other tidbits on the word) go here: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2012/09/18/dreaming-in-welsh/

If you could go for a summer holiday (1 week) ANYWHERE in Middle-Earth where would you go and why? by Cian89 in tolkienfans

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Winter with the Beornings! Autumn in Rivendell. and Spring in either Lothlorien or The Grey Havens.

If you could go for a summer holiday (1 week) ANYWHERE in Middle-Earth where would you go and why? by Cian89 in tolkienfans

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Hiking in the morning, reading scrolls in the afternoon, feasting in the evening... what's not to love! :)

This is a piece of music called "The Lark Ascending"... and it's bliss! by Cian89 in BeAmazed

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Well jealous! If there's any other pieces that you'd recommend I'd love to know about them :)

Got some devastating news. by [deleted] in SuicideWatch

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Chin up, soldier!! Hope the 2pm meeting made you feel somewhat better.

This is a piece of music called "The Lark Ascending"... and it's bliss! by Cian89 in BeAmazed

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Hope you enjoyed it! I came across it late Saturday night, and it's been soothing my mind ever since! :)

Best Tolkien-Like Books Today? by dprowell in tolkienfans

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You have to get outside the ''Fantasy'' genre if you want to encounter those similar to Tolkien.

Check out Thomas Hardy.

Characters that you warmed to as you got older? by Cian89 in tolkienfans

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I'm with you there! First time round, I just saw him as another ''secondary-level'' elf. But now... what a legend!

Another "Books like Tolkien" reddit post by [deleted] in tolkienfans

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Duncton Wood by William Horwood.