I don't think that LOTR has really changed me; rather it has offered me another world to explore and love. Although I know this is a change of perspective, it isn't a concrete emotional change such as greater loyalty, confidence or increased appreciation for art and music.
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But of bliss and glad life there is little to be said, before it ends; as works fair and wonderful, while still they endure for eyes to see, are their own record, and only when they are in peril or broken for ever do they pass into song.
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