(July 8, 2020 at 1:39 am)Nomad Wrote:(July 7, 2020 at 7:10 am)Gwaithmir Wrote: Elves, of course.
As long as they're proper elves, not the wishy washy do-nothing Tolkien variety.
Quote:From Terry Pratchett:
Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder.
Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels.
Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies.
Elves are glamorous. They project glamour.
Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment.
Elves are terrific. They beget terror.
The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning.
No one ever said elves are nice.
Elves are bad.
The argument could be made that the greatest service Sir Terry made to literature was reminding people that Tolkien didn’t fucking invent elves.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
