You can't beat Tolkien when it comes to grand ideas and beautiful prose. I love this one from The Hobbit . The King Beneath the Mountains...

As a 70s and 80s kid and a certified book hound, I grew up reading anything and everything. We lived in a small town, so the days the...

I am constantly astounded by the beauty of words. It's miraculous, really. Someone can string a bunch of letters together in just the...