He remembered believing there had been a time when monsters roamed the earth. The brave hearted fought flesh-and-blood dragons instead of shadowboxing their inner demons, the sport of modern man.

Katherine Starbird
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A quote from “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien: “He remembered there had been a time when monsters roamed the earth. The brave hearted fought flesh and blood dragons instead of shadowboxing their inner demons, the sport of modern man.”

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