when the only things in front of you are challenging circumstances

Ethan watches for the fulfillment of the prophecy that someone born looking like the Great Stone Face up on the mountain will be the greatest

patterns and strong contrasts

Enticing and indulgent cupcakes with lashings of buttercream or pretty decoration are somehow far more exciting than a traditional cake

little arms are tired from stretching—even little lips are tired from blowing kisses

The Hobbit Companion Nature Preservation when the only things inExplores Tolkien's use of language in "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" to uncover puns, riddles, hidden meanings, and mythical associations embedded in the stories of Middle Earth.