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Fascinating subject.
Tolkien stated that he intended no larger meaning behind LOTR than to tell a good story.
Neil Peart stated that he stopped writing sci-fi/fantasy-type lyrics for Rush albums because of the wildly speculative interpretations people kept applying to their meanings.
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There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there
it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your
expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever
gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track.
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